Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - batten
Batten
batten
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a long flat strip of squared timber or metal, esp. used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall etc. 2 a strip of wood used for clamping the boards of a door etc. 3 Naut. a strip of wood or metal for securing a tarpaulin over a ship's hatchway. --v.tr. strengthen or fasten with battens. Phrases and idioms batten down the hatches 1 Naut. secure a ship's tarpaulins. 2 prepare for a difficulty or crisis. Etymology: OF batant part. of batre beat f. L battuere 2. v.intr. (foll. by on) thrive or prosper at another's expense. Etymology: ON batna get better f. bati advantage
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I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: probably from Old Norse batna to improve; akin to Old English betera better Date: circa 1540 intransitive verb 1. to grow fat, to feed gluttonously, to grow prosperous especially at the expense of another, transitive verb fatten, II. noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English batent, bataunt finished board, from Anglo-French *bataunt, from present participle of batre to beat, from Latin battuere Date: 1658 1. a piece of lumber used especially for flooring, a thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint, a strip, bar, or support resembling or used similarly to a ~ (as in a sail), III. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1663 transitive verb to furnish with ~s, to fasten with or as if with ~s, intransitive verb to make one secure by or as if by ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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