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Noun: batten  ba-t(u)n
  1. A strip fixed to something to hold it firm
     
  2. Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fibre
    - batting
Verb: batten  ba-t(u)n
  1. Furnish with battens
    "batten ships";
    - batten down, secure
     
  2. Secure with battens
    "batten down a ship's hatches"

Sounds like: baton

Derived forms: battened, battening, battens

Type of: beef up, fortify, strengthen, strip, stuffing

Encyclopedia: Batten, James

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