batten down
batten OED literal (chiefly naut) 1823, 1860, 1883 NID 2 to make oneself secure by or as if by battens - often used with _down_ (J.H) See cited quotation. Seems very familiar, but not in slang dicts. ? Query Used I Not used Queried
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Summary: | batten OED literal (chiefly naut) 1823, 1860, 1883 NID 2 to make oneself secure by or as if by battens - often used with _down_ (J.H) See cited quotation. Seems very familiar, but not in slang dicts. ? Query Used I Not used Queried |
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