batten

BAT'TEN, v.t. bat'n. [See Fat.]

1. To fatten; to make fat; to make plump by plenteous feeding.

2. To fertilize or enrich land.

BAT'TEN, v.i. To grow or become fat; to live in luxury, or to grow fat in ease and luxury.

The pampered monarch battening in ease.

BAT'TEN, n. A piece of board or scantling, of a few inches in breadth, used in making doors and windows. It is not as broad as a panel.

BAT'TEN, v.t. To form with battens.