Hatch

Hatch
Hatch Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h["a]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck}, {Hack} a frame.] 1. A door with an opening over it; a half door, sometimes set with spikes on the upper edge. [1913 Webster]

In at the window, or else o'er the hatch. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish. [1913 Webster]

3. A flood gate; a sluice gate. --Ainsworth. [1913 Webster]

4. A bedstead. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

5. An opening in the deck of a vessel or floor of a warehouse which serves as a passageway or hoistway; a hatchway; also; a cover or door, or one of the covers used in closing such an opening. [1913 Webster]

6. (Mining) An opening into, or in search of, a mine. [1913 Webster]

{Booby hatch}, {Buttery hatch}, {Companion hatch}, etc. See under {Booby}, {Buttery}, etc.

{To batten down the hatches} (Naut.), to lay tarpaulins over them, and secure them with battens.

{To be under hatches}, to be confined below in a vessel; to be under arrest, or in slavery, distress, etc. [1913 Webster]


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