batten v Cp NID ~ 2 n 5 a 'thin strip usu. of wood used in
fairing a ship's lines in the mold loft.' Phr batten out: to secure the shaped
timbers of the hull with strips of wood when building a boat. T
183-65 You make your fore hook and your midship bend and after hook, and put up your
counter, your transom. And you'd batten her out, frame her out.
