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batten

/bˈætən/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
  2. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

verb

  1. furnish with battens
    “batten ships”
  2. secure with battens
    “batten down a ship's hatches”

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Words that rhyme with batten

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