Crossword clues for battened
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Batten \Bat"ten\ (b[a^]t"t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (b[a^]t"t'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.]
To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening our flocks.''
--Milton.To fertilize or enrich, as land.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: batten)
Usage examples of "battened".
The prisoners had to be battened down in the forecastle, a watch had to be set — there was even the trivial matter of hunting up flint and steel to light the binnacle lamp.
The battened-down hatch cover was domed upwards curiously and significantly.
Should this ship go into action — as I trust she will frequently do — the hatches above will be battened down.
Even in the frigates, the eyes and claws of the blockaders, boredom had to be endured, the boredom of long periods with the hatches battened down, with the deck seams above dripping water on the men below, long nights and short days, broken sleep and yet not enough to do.
Hornblower thought of two thousand Spanish and French prisoners battened down below decks in the hulk.
They had been battened down below for the last forty-eight hours, because the fear of a recapture was the nightmare of every prizemaster.
The prisoners had to be battened down in the forecastle, a watch had to be set-there was even the trivial matter of hunting up flint and steel to light the binnacle lamp.
Should this ship go into action-as I trust she will frequently do-the hatches above will be battened down.
Splashing from the deck up to your waist and gushing from the lee-scuppers like a fire-engine: if we had not battened down quite early you would have had a sopping bed - after the last downpour, the sky cleared .
The Vicomtesse went to the doorway, looked at him, and closed the battened doors.