Batten \Bat"ten\ (b[a^]t"t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battened}
(b[a^]t"t'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battening}.] [See {Batful}.]
1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. "Battening
our flocks." --Milton.
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2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.
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