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Meanings of battens in English

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Thin strips of material used in building construction; the process of installing such strips.

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Usage of battens in English
1
A community that sees itself as under siege battens down the hatches.
The Guardian
2
Some of them had been strengthened with battens lashed transversely over the canvas.
The Grey Lady
3
Vietnam now battens down the hatches in preparation for Haiyan's landfall.
Radio NZ
4
A stonemason and the bricklayer's gaffer are swiping at each other with battens.
Wolf hall
5
He had spurts of bravery but they were bracketed in battens of cowardice.
East of eden
6
The next morning, we took the battens from the hatches, and opened the ship.
Two Years Before the Mast
7
The houses are generally built of grass walls, connected with thin battens of bamboo.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
8
They turn poplar into conventional fence battens, battens for deer fencing and yarding rails.
Radio NZ
9
When he dreamed, it was of saw-logs, battens and bottoms.
The Man from the Bitter Roots
10
It is held up to the post by 3-inch screws passing through front and battens.
Things To Make
11
Answer: A house, the timbers that stand, the battens laid down, the grass and cords folded.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai
12
Musgrave's one object is to discover what he calls the truth; Herries thrives and battens upon illusions.
At Large
13
Of tacks and battens and protruded springs.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 21, 1914
14
White perches and battens for first chorus.
Nights in London
15
Mrs. Herbert is one who battens on details, and she never spares her hearers a single item.
The Farringdons
16
When the boys hung too heavily on the battens the baker would cry: Use your whole weight!
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 02
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