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n. Plural form of batten.

"At this time of year, as the legal community battens down the hatches against recession, and law students gaze over the desolate, frigid waste of their summer employment prospects, some might be tempted to give in to despair and seek alternative employment."

battened    battening    battens   

beef up    fortify    strengthen    strip    stuffing   

loovered battens    batten observations    to batten down   

battened    battening    battner    batten down the hatches    batten down   

fatten    thrive   

Catton    Grattan    Latin    Manhattan    Paton    Patton    baton    batton    craton    fatten   

shanewarne    bitt    barbette    reprise    self-diagnostic    applejack    doz    bollard    bahar    half-open