bataunt

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• 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

• batten — batten1 /bat n/, v.i. 1. to thrive by feeding; grow fat. 2. to feed gluttonously or greedily; glut oneself. 3. to thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, esp. at the expense of others: robber barons who battened on the poor. v.t. 4. to cause to… …   Universalium

• batten — I bat•ten [[t]ˈbæt n[/t]] n. 1) bui a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce doors, or supply a foundation for lath 2) naut. navig. a) a strip of wood used to keep a sail flat …   From formal English to slang