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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. {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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Batten \Bat"ten\, v. t. To furnish or fasten with battens. {To batten down}, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Batten \Bat"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battened} (?); p. pr & vb n. {Battening}.] [See {Batful}.] 1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening our flocks.'' --Milton. 2. To fertilize or enrich, as land. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Batten \Bat"ten\, v. i. To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self --Dryden. The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. --Garth. Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the hideous facts in history, -- persecutions, inquisitions. --Emerson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Batten \Bat"ten\, n . [F. b?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 {Batten door} (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: batten n : fixed to something to hold it firm v 1: furnish with battens; of ships [syn: {batten down}, {secure}] 2: secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
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