The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


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   3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
      separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
      called also lay and batten.
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   Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
      a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.

   Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
      its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.

   Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
      an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
      metals, cutting screws, etc.

   Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
      the foot.

   Geometric lathe. See under Geometric

   Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
      without an automatic feed for the tool.

   Slide lathe, an engine lathe.

   Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
      cutting tool is held in the other.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Batten \Bat"ten\, v. i.
   To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's
   self. --Dryden.
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         The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. --Garth.
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         Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the
         hideous facts in history, -- persecutions,
         inquisitions.                            --Emerson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Batten \Bat"ten\, n. [F. b[^a]ton stick, staff. See Baton.]
   A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as,
   (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches
       and not less than 6 feet long. --Brande & C.
   (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a
       tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent
       chafing.
   (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a
       crack, etc.
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   Batten door (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole
      length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Batten \Bat"ten\, v. t.
   To furnish or fasten with battens.
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   To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the
      tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Batten \Bat"ten\, n. [F. battant. See Batter, v. t.]
   The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the
   threads of a woof.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Batten \Bat"ten\ (b[a^]t"t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened
   (b[a^]t"t'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.]
   1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. "Battening
      our flocks." --Milton.
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   2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

batten
    n 1: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or
         synthetic fiber [syn: batting, batten]
    2: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
    v 1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten,
         batten down, secure]
    2: secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"