What is the meaning of BATTEN DOWN-THE-HATCHES. Phrases containing BATTEN DOWN-THE-HATCHES
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Special past participle of got, similar to the American 'gotten', as in 'Aa've getten a new pair of biots?' or 'Me mam's getten a new car!.
Down with the dust is slang for to deposit the cash; pay down the money.
Traditionally, the act of preparing for inclement weather by securing the closed hatch covers with wooden battens so as to prevent water from entering from any angle.
referring to a location, i.e.â€down the shoreâ€
Batten down the hatches is slang for to secure everything for a terrible storm.
Down the carsey is British slang for lost, wasted.
Down the plughole is British slang for lost, wasted.
Down the pan is British slang for lost, wasted.
Down the drain is British slang for lost, wasted.
Down the river is British slang for betrayed. Down the river is British slang for in prison.
Batter is British slang for semen.
Down the road is British slang for in prison.
Pull down the shutter was old London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.
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n.
See Batten, and Baton.
pl.
of Batman
a.
Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial.
a.
Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.
a.
Downcast; as, a down look.
adv.
In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well.
imp. & p. p.
of Batten
p. p. & a.
Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.
n.
A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also batler, batling staff, batting staff.
adv.
Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.
v. i.
To go down; to descend.
v. t.
To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.
n.
That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down
n.
A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
a.
Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.
v. t.
To furnish or fasten with battens.
v. t.
To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
v. t.
To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood.
prep.
Down.
v. t.
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
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