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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.

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