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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lathe \Lathe\ (l[=a][th]), n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G.
     lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf.
     also Icel. l["o][eth] a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are
     perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original
     meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is
     from an older form of E. lade to load. See Lade to load.]
     1. A granary; a barn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     2. (Mach.) A machine for turning, that is, for shaping
        articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing
        them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.
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     3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
        separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
        called also lay and batten.
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     Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
        a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.
  
     Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
        its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.
  
     Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
        an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
        metals, cutting screws, etc.
  
     Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
        the foot.
  
     Geometric lathe. See under Geometric
  
     Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
        without an automatic feed for the tool.
  
     Slide lathe, an engine lathe.
  
     Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
        cutting tool is held in the other.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Batten \Bat"ten\, n. [F. battant. See Batter, v. t.]
     The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the
     threads of a woof.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Batten \Bat"ten\ (b[a^]t"t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened
     (b[a^]t"t'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.]
     1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening
        our flocks.'' --Milton.
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     2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Batten \Bat"ten\, v. i.
     To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's
     self. --Dryden.
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           The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. --Garth.
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           Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the
           hideous facts in history, -- persecutions,
           inquisitions.                            --Emerson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Batten \Bat"ten\, n. [F. b[^a]ton stick, staff. See Baton.]
     A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as,
     (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches
         and not less than 6 feet long. --Brande & C.
     (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a
         tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent
         chafing.
     (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a
         crack, etc.
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     Batten door (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole
        length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Batten \Bat"ten\, v. t.
     To furnish or fasten with battens.
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     To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the
        tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.
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