BATTEN
Scrabble letter values: B3A1T1T1E1N1 = 8
Definition
- verb furnish with battens. — synonyms: batten_down, secure
- verb secure with battens.
- noun stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber. — synonyms: batting
- noun a strip fixed to something to hold it firm.
Examples
- “batten ships”
- “batten down a ship's hatches”
- “Robber barons who battened on the poor”