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   batten

   /ˈbatn/

   noun

   • 1. a long flat strip of squared timber or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall.
   • ▪ a strip of wood or metal for securing a tarpaulin over a ship's hatchway.
   • ▪ a strip of wood or plastic used to stiffen and hold the leech of a sail out from the mast.

   verb

   • 1. strengthen or fasten (something) with battens: "Stephen was battening down the shutters"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun) of batre ‘to beat’, from Latin battuere.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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