2. To fertilize or enrich, as land. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
battened — bat·ten || bætn n. board, piece of wood used to hold something in place v. grow fat; live luxuriously at the expense of another; secure with battens … English contemporary dictionary
battened — … Useful english dictionary
batten — [[t]bæ̱t(ə)n[/t]] battens, battening, battened 1) N COUNT A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm. Timber battens can be fixed to the wall so that a decorative wallboard can be attached. 2)… … English dictionary
batten down — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms batten down : present tense I/you/we/they batten down he/she/it battens down present participle battening down past tense battened down past participle battened down 1) to make something such as a … English dictionary
Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… … Wikipedia
batten — I. verb (battened; battening) Etymology: probably from Old Norse batna to improve; akin to Old English betera better Date: circa 1540 intransitive verb 1. a. to grow fat b. to feed gluttonously 2. to grow prosperous especially at the expense of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dinghy sailing — A Contender dinghy on a broad reach. Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls: the sails the foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth).… … Wikipedia
Moth (dinghy) — International Moth An International Moth Class sailing hydrofoil flying over the water. Class Symbol … Wikipedia
Somerford Keynes — is also the name of a character in the Rutshire Chronicles books by Jilly Cooper. History A series of salvage excavations at Spratsgate Lane from 1986 to 1988, before the creation of the Cotswold Water Park, revealed part of an Iron Age and Roman … Wikipedia
RS400 (Dinghy) — The RS400 is a fast, light weight sailing dinghy designed by Phil Morrison. The boat is sailed by 2 people and uses a main, jib and asymmetric spinnaker. It has a PY [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth yardstick] of 952.RS 400 Technical… … Wikipedia
