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Definition of Battens
1. batten [v] - See also: batten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battens
Literary usage of Battens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1835)
"Such battens are used for the beet floors ; but in attics, and rooms .of less
... When used for wails, the 7 and 2} inch battens are cut into six pieces ..."
2. Lumber Manufacture in the Douglas Fir Region by Howard B. Oakleaf (1920)
"They are made under the specification of the No. 2 Clr. and Btr. grade. Two patterns
are cut, flat and OG Flat battens are % x 2% inches ..."
3. A Treatise on the Strength of Timber, Cast Iron, Malleable Iron, and Other by Peter Barlow (1845)
"Miscellaneous Experiments on Triangular Fir battens. These pieces were made out
of the fragments of the 2-inch square battens ; viz. 3 and 8 out of No. ..."
4. Notes on Building Construction by Henry Fidler, Great Britain Dept. of Science and Art (1879)
"battens from Dram have several marks, among which are for 1st class HK JB, for
2d class HK and Co. I 00, for 3d class IW B, etc. etc. ..."
5. Laying Down and Taking Off by Charles Desmond (1919)
"DESCRIPTION OF "LAYING-DOWN" battens USED IN A MOULD LOFT These battens are made
of clear pine in long lengths, and if one length of material is not ..."
6. A Treatise on the Strength of Timber, Cast and Malleable Iron, and Other by Peter Barlow, Robert Willis (1851)
"Miscellaneous Experiments on Triangular Fir battens. These pieces were made out
of the fragments of the 2-inch square battens; viz. 3 and 8 out of No. ..."
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