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Verb
/ˈbatn/,
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battens, plural;
  1. Thrive or prosper at the expense of (someone)
    • - multinational monopolies batten on the working classes
Noun
  1. A long, flat strip of squared wood or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall

  2. A strip of wood used for clamping the boards of a door

  3. A strip of wood or metal for securing the edges of a tarpaulin that covers a ship's hatch

  4. A strip of wood or plastic used to stiffen and extend the leech of a sail

  1. furnish with battens; "batten ships"
  2. batting: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
  3. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
  4. A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields, as both structural and purely cosmetic elements. ...
  5. The Batten was a British car made in Beckenham, Kent between 1935 and 1938 based on the 1932 Ford Model 18 V-8. The cars were successfully campaigned in trials and racing events.
  6. People named Batten include: * Adrian Batten, English (Anglican) composer. * Ann Batten, New Zealand politician. * Billy Batten, English rugby league footballer. * Charles Lynn Batten, an associate professor at University of California, Los Angeles. ...
  7. In theater, batten (also known as a bar or pipe) refers to a long metal pole suspended above the stage or the audience from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, tabs or other curtains may be hung. ...
  8. A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point; A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat; In stagecraft, ...
  9. (Battening) Narrow timbers fixed to a wall for wallboards, matchboarding, Skirting Board etc to be fixed to. Also known as Grounds.
  10. (battens) Thin wooden or plastic strips placed in a pocket in the leech of a sail to help hold its form.
  11. (Battens) 1"x2"x4' wood strips nailed to the roof, upon which the field tile hangs.
  12. (Battens) Narrow strips of wood placed over joints in vertical wood plank siding to seal the joints.
  13. (Battens) Small timber members spanning over trusses to support tiles, slates, etc.
  14. (Battens) Flexible strips or tubes placed in pockets in the sail to hold the sail's shape.
  15. (BATTENS) Many people spend too much time on battens and tensioning devices. Just put the battens in tight enough to remove the wrinkles and then leave them alone. In heavy air, it helps to add a second or stiffer batten to the top one or two battens to flatten the top of the sail.
  16. (BATTENS) Thin strips of wood put around the hatches, to keep the tarpaulin down. Also put upon rigging to keep it from chafing. A large batten widened at the end, and put upon rigging, is called a scotchman.
  17. (Battens) A symmetrical pattern used to conceal the line where two parallel boards or panels meet.
  18. (Battens) Are most commonly found on inflatable kites.  They are Simi-stiff lengths of fiberglass, (in most cases) to reduce fluttering of the trailing edge.
  19. (Battens) Curved and/or straight tubes that insert into the pockets in the sail.
  20. (Battens) Members protruding from the inside walls of a vessel's hold or a (thermal) container to keep away the cargo from the walls to provide an air passage. They may be integral with the walls, fastened to the walls or added during cargo handling.
  21. (Battens) Narrow strips of wood or moulded steel screwed to the top chord of trusses to secure roofing iron or tiles or screwed to the underside of the bottom chord of trusses or ceiling joists to attach plasterboard/drywall to create a ceiling.
  22. (Battens) Narrow timber strips supporting tiles on slates on rafters
  23. (Battens) Rods inserted into a sail to improve its aerodynamic shape and to stop the leech flapping.
  24. (Battens) Slips of Wood nailed on the Slings of the Yards, which are eight square - also over the Tarpaulings of a Hatchway, to keep out the water in stormy weather.
  25. (Battens) Strips of wood installed on a deck to which a roof covering, such as tile, can be attached.