batten

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bat·ten [batten battens battened battening] noun, verb BrE [ˈbætn] NAmE [ˈbætn]
noun (technical)
a long strip of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place on a wall or roof

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun) of batre ‘to beat’, from Latin battuere.
Idiom: ↑batten down the hatches
Derived: ↑batten on somebody ▪ ↑batten something down
 
verb
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Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun) of batre ‘to beat’, from Latin battuere.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  batting, batten down, secure