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batten (1)

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batten1
noun
two pieces of hardboard, joined with timber battens:
bar, bolt, clamp, rail, shaft;
board, strip.
verb
Stephen was busy battening down all the shutters with planks of wood:
fasten, fix, secure, clamp, clasp, bolt, rivet, lash, make fast, nail down, seal, tether.