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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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9125
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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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