| 单词 | batten |
| 例句 | Sailors were dashing about battening hatches, running lines, clearing the decks, lashing down everything that was not already lashed down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That no one could have understood that they would be the target of monthly hurricanes pinballing up the Mississippi Alley, gunning for anything that didn’t have the sense to batten down, float, or go underground. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The bench seats that battened the cabinets were plastic and chipped. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Thoughts she did not like wormed in from the sides, from beneath, through the cracks, from places she had battened down. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Noble Odysseus, expert in adversity, battened the lid down with a lightning knot learned, once, long ago, from the Lady Kirke. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Until we figure out what this is and how it might manifest, if it hasn’t already, I do think it’s appropriate that the Castros “batten down the hatches,” as you so delicately put it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Ma headed out to bring in the other animals and batten down the house. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She joined him, and soon they had lifted half a dozen out of the way, and then she snapped off the battens on which they’d been hung, making a gap big enough to get through. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I battened her down and took her to the middle of the bay, put down a huge old-fashioned hook anchor and half-inch chain, and moored her with a long swing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the gate was opened, others flooded in and began battening down for the thirty-six-hour vigil. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z You’re doing the Castros a disservice, particularly Mrs. Castro, who is worrying after her daughter 24-7, in prescribing this under siege, batten down the hatches mentality. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Reorganizing sickbay and battening down the storage area took them most of the day, but Piper didn’t mind. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He had spurts of bravery but they were bracketed in battens of cowardice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z That show’s director, David Cromer, a minimalist to begin with, didn’t inflate the material for Broadway; he battened it down, as if for a storm. Review: Mary-Louise Parker in the Subliminal, Sublime ‘Sound Inside’ 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Yet he is getting a carriage because he has battened on the hypochondriacs of Regency England. Ten questions on Jane Austen 2012-05-18T21:45:05Z If this new book lacks some of the range and depth and allusiveness of that earlier book, well, she has battened down certain hatches. Scorching, Sophisticated New Work From Two of America’s Leading Poets 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z The District battened down the hatches, shielding the windows of its CVSes and banks and Washington Sports Clubs, and voted quietly as if nothing was amiss. The day that never ended 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Set during the election of a demagogue who battens on the fears of an underemployed populace threatened by thousands of foreign-born refugees, “A Man Lies Dreaming” feels disturbingly prescient. ‘A Man Lies Dreaming’: Imagining Hitler as a low-rent private detective 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z "Borders can be used in the same way that wainscoting or board and batten is used — to create separation on a wall while adding texture and depth to a space," she notes. The classic decorating trick that’s making a comeback 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Gove's central curriculum is designed to batten down and to proscribe. From Hare to Hytner: leading cultural figures oppose the EBacc 2012-12-14T22:50:00Z And that's as exciting as it gets because thereafter, despite that titular quote from The Tempest and all that suggestive battening down of hatches, Petronio delivers a flat calm. Stephen Petronio Company; Onegin ? review 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z And there are those that batten down the hatches. London Men’s Wear: Burberry, McQueen and Others Puncture the Fashion Bubble 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Backstage in a hemp house sounds like a ship; the stage is referred to as a deck, and words used include batten, belay, block, bo’sun, hitch and lanyard. Backstage and Now the Boss: ‘The Only Girl in the Building’ 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z "The late 80s, early 90s was a period when it battened down the hatches, became a cottage industry just pandering to itself." Go back to go forward: the resurgence of prog rock 2010-07-22T22:00:00Z Vendors kept their booths battened with plastic as runnels of rainwater intermittently poured from their overhead tarps. Young bands breathe new life into acoustic roots music at Northwest Folklife Festival 2010-05-29T03:55:00Z Meanwhile, in case Brown is worried, he should know that in Los Angeles County health officials are battening down the hatches, and as of Monday the area was Ebola-free. Chris Brown, Ebola truther? The singer has a theory about the disease 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z I figured I should batten down the hatches; cling to the familiar. The kiss that ended my engagement 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z But his closeness to Furie also meant having to batten down his impulses to defend his friend when interview subjects critiqued him or said cruel things. In PBS' "Feels Good Man," Pepe the Frog is the "superhero" who gets vindication 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z But for Eve it offers potential liberation, a pass into a world of unfiltered desire and a chance to unlock parts of the self long battened down. Why Mrs Fletcher is the most underrated show on TV right now 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z We want to batten down the hatches against the treacherous weather outside, preserve our energies, lay on fat. Human hibernation: the restoring effects of hiding away in winter 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z The spa is the heart of the building, with a statement-making sculptural ceiling fashioned of 15,000 wooden battens, which reflect in the swimming pool. 8 New Hotels for Winter Enthusiasts in the U.S. and Europe 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z But, for all the optimism of that summer, it was the year when dance battened down the hatches against a perfect storm of cuts: to arts council funding, local authority grants and regional development agencies. The best dance of 2012: Luke Jennings's choice 2012-12-15T23:00:02Z “The people that are in the most jeopardy now can start to get prepared. It’s like battening down for a hurricane.” Trump Preparedness: Digital Security 101 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z When a storm approaches, do you batten down the hatches or uncork the bottles? 7 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z You and your friends better batten down the hatches, cause when it hits you’re all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.” TIME's Review of The Dark Knight Rises: To the Depths, To the Heights 2012-07-16T16:59:05Z The stated reason for this battening down of hatches is that the Royal Opera doesn’t want the piece prejudged by speculative, sensationalist gossip before it has appeared. Far From Valhalla: A Tabloid Star Is Joining The Sisterhood Of the Fallen 2011-02-13T01:06:18Z A rash of scripted summer thrillers cautions viewers to batten down the hatches. Summer TV: It should come with danger warnings 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Once the dough is proved, roll it into a long batten shape and divide the dough with a scraper or knife to 15-16 equal portions. 20 best Chinese recipes: part 3 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z On a sun porch, we moved from window to window, battening the house down against an oncoming summer storm. The Passage of Justin Cronin 2012-10-07T07:00:05Z "Investors are battening down the hatches and looking at how to make their portfolios more defensive," McMillan added. Cryptoverse: Winter is coming as ether funds flounder in fall 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z As with prior influential political narratives, weekends tend to be nervy periods when markets are closed or illiquid and Fridays a time for battening down hatches just in case. Morning Bid: MidEast tension keeps markets on edge 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z But Maryland’s defense would batten down three plays later, hurrying McCord and causing an intentional grounding penalty. Early Maryland lead gives way to Harrison Jr., No. 4 Ohio State late in 37-17 loss 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Cubans rushed to evacuate coastal towns, batten down homes and secure fishing boats as Idalia lingered for hours on Monday near the western end of the Caribbean island nation. Hurricane Idalia strengthens as it churns towards Florida 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Cubans rushed to evacuate coastal towns, batten down homes and tie down fishing boats as Idalia made landfall on the island nation shortly after 2 p.m. local time. Storm Idalia to intensify into major hurricane ahead of Florida landfall 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Their farm animals — Delilah, a pig; Comet, a miniature donkey; and Star, a miniature horse — were battened down in their pens and rode out the storm safely. A rumbling. A groan. A wicked sound. Then a wall of mud and water brings destruction 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z While some were scrambling to batten down the hatches, however, others were taking a different approach. Hurricane Hilary threatens 'catastrophic' flooding as it storms into Southern California 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z "Other parts of the business, we're just battening down the hatches and trying to make it work." Tom Kerridge: Hospitality strain like 'walking uphill, on glass, barefoot' 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Several companies have trimmed their headcount to batten down the hatches in anticipation of a potential economic downturn later in the year. KPMG to cut 5% of US jobs in fresh round of layoffs 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z JPMorgan's investment banking unit's poor run continued in the quarter, with revenues down 57% as corporate executives battened down the hatches to prepare for a potential recession instead of spending on deals. Wall Street banks stockpile funds for possible recession, show resilience 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The investment banking unit's poor run continued in the quarter, with revenues down 57% as corporate executives battened down the hatches to prepare for a potential recession instead of spending on deals. JPMorgan sets aside $1.4 bln for sour loans, profit beats estimates 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Across Europe’s largest economy, people are stocking up and battening down. Germany’s Energy Crisis Is a Cue to Chop Wood and Stock Up 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Banks have gone from watching the clouds roll in to battening down the hatches, as Morgan Stanley becomes the latest on Wall Street to make cuts to its work force. An Activist Investor Takes on BlackRock Over E.S.G. 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z “Where, I know for a fact there were other law enforcement leaders saying, ‘Oh, no, let’s batten the hatches. Column: How will L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna solve his department's many problems? 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Last month Amazon's founder and chairman Jeff Bezos warned that the US economy was sending a signal to "batten down the hatches". Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according to LinkedIn posts 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Founder Jeff Bezos, who has stepped down as chief executive but remains chairman of the board, has said on social media that it was a time to "batten down the hatches". Amazon 'prepares mass job cuts' as sales slow - reports 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “With consumers battening down the hatches for a tough winter and the government proposing substantial tax rises and spending cuts, we think the economy will shrink again” in the fourth quarter,” he said. UK economy shrinks as economists warn of more pain to come 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z It had "been battened down pretty heavily", he added. Inside the capture of a Russian oligarch's superyacht 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Amazon signaled that it was likely to follow the advice of its founder Jeff Bezos, who tweeted last week that it was time to “batten down the hatches.” Elon Musk Faces Another Big Decision at Twitter 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Jeff Bezos spoke up on Twitter this month, writing “the probabilities in this economy tell you to batten down the hatches.” Amazon stock has double-digit drop as it prepares to ‘tighten its belt’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who remains chairman of the company, recently warned about the signals coming from the economy, writing on Twitter that it was time to "batten down the hatches". Investors dump Amazon as economy concerns grow 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Politicians need to stop finger-pointing and deflecting — and start battening down the hatches. Opinion | Recession warnings are growing. Almost no one is prepared. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z On social media, the billionaire wrote that the economy was sending a signal to "batten down the hatches". Amazon's Jeff Bezos in economy warning: 'Batten down hatches' 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z As a fierce windstorm strafes the gorge and we scatter to batten down our tents, I catch a glimpse of a lion, a Nordic queen and Pippi Longstocking calmly cooking us dinner. In Idaho, R & R means rapids and relaxation 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z As Hurricane Ian batters parts of Florida, investors are once again battening down the hatches to protect themselves from the storm of financial stress and volatility ripping through world markets. Morning Bid: Kickin' up a storm 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z “They want to really try to batten down the hatches on cost so they can get the bottom line looking better,” Saunders said. Target’s and Walmart’s holiday plans? Discount early and discount often. 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Dozens of flights had already been postponed as coastal areas battened down in anticipation of the storm. Shanghai typhoon: Flights cancelled as China's biggest city braces for storm 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Yep, the probabilities in this economy tell you to batten down the hatches. Amazon's Jeff Bezos in economy warning: 'Batten down hatches' 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z But Angelenos enjoying a few months of relative summer respite should batten the hatches, as campaigning will almost certainly go back into overdrive after Labor Day. Can Rick Caruso regain steam in L.A. mayoral race as Karen Bass' lead mounts? 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z For this rarefied group, Truss’s promise of tax cuts is more alluring than stark warnings that Britain needs to batten down the hatches. Your Friday Briefing 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z To this rarefied slice of the electorate, Ms. Truss’ promise of tax cuts is more alluring than stark warnings that Britain needs to batten down the hatches before an approaching storm. As Soaring Prices Roil Britain, Its Leader Vacations and a Likely Successor Sidesteps the Issue 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “The architectural features have a Craftsman feel” — including shake siding and board and batten siding — “all accented in a variety of paired color schemes available to personalize each home.” Single-family houses in quaint King George, Va. 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z “There’s a decent amount of Maryland Republicans who don’t understand there’s a tidal wave of liberal insanity heading at them. And instead of battening down the hatches, they opened the front door.” Where does Larry Hogan go from here? 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Every few days, a new report appears to give a wildly different impression of where things stand — and whether Americans should be basking in the boomtimes or battening down the hatches. Opinion | Is the economy good or bad? In a word: Yes. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z One was to "batten down the hatches" and one was that "we need to be more open" about everything that was known. Chris Pincher: Tory MPs ask how long ministers can tolerate government lies 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z We wanted to batten down the hatches, not open ourselves up to write an emotional show about trauma. COVID, isolation, fires and panic attacks. The real-life 'Maid' still had it worse 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z We could have just hunkered down, battened down the hatches and hoped for the best. An Optimist at the Helm of IBM 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “Yesterday was just kind of one of those days where you have to batten down the hatches,” Lowry said. Harold Varner III shoots 63 to take RBC Heritage lead 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z "We see a leader who's really battening down and hardening his country for this struggle to overtake the United States as the world's leading power," he added, referring to Xi. As Russia attacks Ukraine, China eyes the Indo-Pacific -Australia intelligence boss 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Another said: "We are all battening down the hatches... it's indefensible" Downing Street party: No 10 staff joked about party amid lockdown restrictions 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Now, with the emergence of the Omicron variant, Japan, along with Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia and South Korea, is quickly battening down again. As World Shuts Borders to Stop Omicron, Japan Offers a Cautionary Tale 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z On the first day of a holiday weekend named for a seafaring man, Washington’s skies seemed appropriately overcast, as if telling us to batten the hatches in anticipation of heavy weather. Our gray Saturday seemed on the verge of rain all day. Would it come? 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Logically, one would have thought this would be the perfect time to batten down the hatches and try to make the best of a bad job. The toxic battle ripping Barcelona apart 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Board and batten barn siding was used to make the cabinets and millwork. The L.A. 'granny flat' built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic insides 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Features: The houses have vinyl siding, with stone, shake, board and batten features, and a one- or two-car garage. All-sold-out is in sight at Hawthorne Greene, a 50-plus community in La Plata, Md. 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z There is an entablature of shingles resting on the board and batten siding, forming the interior walls. Sleeping porches, backyard tents rise in popularity as an escape from heat, monotony 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z The prices for roof battens, a standard building material, have exploded since February, said Bollwerk, who heads a medium-sized firm of roofers in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Timber bottlenecks lead to construction stoppages in Germany 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z “If it’s real windy today, batten your hatches.” You’re going to want a houseboat today. See whether you should really jump on board. 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Options such as board and batten siding, painted brick, metal roofing, and dormers add variety to the emerging community. At this new home community, a little vacation is within walking distance 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, in China, officials are battening down the hatches against new outbreaks. China had a head start on coronavirus vaccinations. It’s now falling behind the West. 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z He added that those at the hospital "send their warmest wishes to the nation as they too, batten down the hatches to celebrate a socially distanced Christmas". Covid vaccine: Chelsea Pensioners receive jab 'gift' 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z My husband and I are battening down for a long winter. Opinion | ‘Gram, Are You Sad?’ This Year, We’re Spending the Holidays Alone 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z And like Michigan, many of those universities are now looking to batten down their hatches for the winter and spring semesters. After a ‘Covid Semester,’ the University of Michigan Gets Tougher on the Virus 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Sarah Manowitz, responsible for four bars in the city’s French Quarter, saw too it that windows have been boarded up, and she’s battened down her own house and filled her tub with water. As 2 storms menace Gulf Coast, residents brace for deluge 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “The new story is that the economy is slowing and I think the businesses are battening down the hatch,” he said. California’s jobless rate improves; economy still struggling 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The former battened down the hatches; the latter frantically tried to assess just how much danger we were hiding from. Opinion | Don’t just look at covid-19 fatality rates. Look at people who survive — but don’t entirely recover. 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z To the protesters, the men inside the battened down courthouse are at best thoughtless political minions, at worst murderous henchmen. On Portland’s streets: Anger, fear, and a fence that divides 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z While New Zealand was battened down, testing — which in March had been restricted to people with travel histories and clear symptoms — was rapidly stepped up. New Zealand edges back to normal after quashing coronavirus in 49 days 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z With continuing uncertainty about how long the coronavirus pandemic will keep Bay State residents battened down, two lawmakers are looking ahead to the fall elections and proposing a solution. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z It seemed to me that this scenario Vicino had outlined, the haves battening down the hatches against the have-nots, was in some basic sense how the world essentially was, only more so. Real estate for the apocalypse: my journey into a survival bunker 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z We were all about to go into hiding, a civic battening of hatches against some strange storm gathering at the horizon. Does Coronavirus Mean the End of Sports as We Know Them? 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z By the end of Thursday, the rush to batten down the hatches was so intense it seemed that all of America, the country founded upon visions of openness and freedom, was closing down. Unprepared America wakes up to coronavirus, gradually then all at once 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The Astros battened down the hatches for what they hope will be the last few days of vocal, widespread scorn. José Altuve shows off his tattoo as the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal takes a reality-TV turn 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z News Corp itself battened down the hatches on Wednesday, with management in Sydney and New York declining to comment on the Murdoch scion’s comments. James Murdoch's attack on News Corp and Fox News has not been discussed by board, director says 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z So far 23 people are confirmed dead, as the country battens down for worsening fire conditions on Saturday. Horse guides rider fleeing Australian bushfires to find safety at pub 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Board up the windows and batten down the hatches, Pats fans. Nashville meteorologist warns of "Super Titan Storm" set to hit New England this weekend - Golf Digest 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Moving more than 200 backings, some of which are more than 30 feet wide and, affixed to wooden battens, weigh several hundred pounds, is no joke. Saving the lost art of Hollywood 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Here are some easy but effective ways to batten down those digital hatches and surf more securely and confidently. 10 ways to protect your privacy online | Provided by Surfshark 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Only a revving up on one side and a battening down on the other. Virginia Democrats out of the gate quickly with bills for next year: ERA, gun control, voting access 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Shake and board and batten siding, exposed rafters and horizontal slat vents are among the exterior details. Actor Justin Hartley lands a tenant for Valley Glen home 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z He then placed battens—stiff strips of material, usually fibreglass—on the sheet, like ribs. How Hackers Invented Kiteboarding 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z “So our message to residents now is to batten down the hatches and be prepared for the worst.” South Carolina scrambles ahead of Dorian's storm surge 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Lime, Uber’s scooter company Jump, and Bird say they are prepared to batten down the hatches in all the cities in which they operate. Lime, Jump, Bird pledge to remove their Miami scooters to avoid flying menaces 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z With all of the recent talk about recession, is it time now for a business owner to start battening down the hatches, cutting overhead, delaying expansion plans and trimming investments? Business owners, there's no need to be concerned over a recession – for now | Gene Marks 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z I battened down the hatches and got into bed. Chasing the Aurora Borealis 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z By moving the battens, he could adjust the sail’s shape; by changing their length, he could alter the profile of tension it presented to the wind. How Hackers Invented Kiteboarding 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z “There’s an element of us battening down the hatches.” The ordinary boys: how Ed Sheeran-inspired troubadours swept the charts 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The majority of attendees sleep in tents battened down with large spikes to stop them being blown away during sandstorms. On the fury road: the Mad Max-inspired desert festival – in pictures 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The Communist Party, Mr. Xi told the officials, faces major risks on all fronts and must batten down the hatches. 2019 Is a Sensitive Year for China. Xi Is Nervous. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z But each is battening down the hatches and bracing for a storm. Hurricane Donald hits the midterm campaign trail – expect a bumpy ride 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z What he needed was software that let him move the battens virtually. How Hackers Invented Kiteboarding 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z When the test was over, technicians counted 20 screws loose out of 1,000 of them that are needed to batten down a thin material covering the sun shield. NASA’s next great space telescope is stuck on Earth after screwy errors 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z When a surprise storm rolls through, and you’re pregnant, you must still wake up, batten down the hatches, and tie gear down on deck. People rush to boats in Ballard to dodge Seattle’s crazy housing market — but there’s no more room 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Here, too, states are battening down their computer networks. How West Virginia Is Trying to Build Hacker-Proof Voting 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z She kept the building's red roof tile and basic bones but made it her own by adding board and batten siding painted a shade of very dark green "that reads black." Interior designer expands her Instagram-ready brand into Pacific Palisades 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z I'm sure they will, particularly how essential that will be to their future finances.But do tell me exactly how FB is harming me in particular, and why I should batten down those hatches. Facebook Falls From Grace, and Investors’ Stock Holdings Tumble Too 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z McLanahan covered the exterior of the house with board and batten siding and painted it a gray-brown color by Benjamin Moore that appears to change according to the time of day — Dragon’s Breath. A Japanese-influenced remodel in Mar Vista brings the outdoors in 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z United, he reckoned, had begun more adventurously before a lack of options forced them to batten down the hatches. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Officials say Thursday’s dry morning and afternoon hours are a good time for folks to get supplies and batten down the hatches. Big coastal storm set to bring heavy rain, high wind, floods 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Officials say Thursday’s dry morning and afternoon hours are a good time for folks to get supplies and batten down the hatches. Big coastal storm set to bring heavy rain, high wind, floods 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The 26-year-old Romanian world number one, still without a grand slam title, trailed 3-0 but battened down the hatches to reel off the next nine games on her way to a first Melbourne semi-final. Tennis: Halep roars back to dismantle Pliskova 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Rather than hiding their drinks and battening down the hatches in preparation for riotous crowds, as they would have done in previous elections, traders in West Point have them out for sale. After stability under Sirleaf, Liberians long for more from next leader 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Beijing appears to be battening down the hatches ahead of the Communist Party’s 19th National Congress next month, a time when party leaders hope to keep distractions to a minimum. China Clamps Down on Ironman, WhatsApp and Tibet 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic consultant, said Trump appears to be battening down with his base in anticipation of fallout from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling in last year’s election. In action after action, Trump appeals primarily to his dwindling base 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z The glass-encased complex has three levels: The first resembles a boutique hotel lobby, with board and batten walls, brass hardware accents and a chandelier made of what looks like illuminated ice cubes. D.C.’s first winery opens in the Yards on Wednesday 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The 26-year-old Romanian world number one, still without a grand slam title, trailed 3-0 but battened down the hatches to reel off the next nine games on her way to a first Melbourne semi-final. Tennis: Halep roars back to dismantle Pliskova 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z "We just batten down the hatches until it does rain". Stonehenge: Australia's forgotten farmers 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Algeria’s generals responded by closing their borders, battening down the edges, and retreating into huffy isolation. Morocco and Algeria keep building more barriers 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z “The biggest advantage for these Republicans is that the election is still 18 months away and there is still time to batten down the hatches,” Wasserman wrote. Analysis | A Republican weak spot in 2018: Longtime lawmakers in shifting districts 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z “I can’t imagine any time in your life when you buckle down more and kind of batten down the hatches more than when you’re going through that with your wife,” Baldwin said. Alec Baldwin: Trump is ‘Saturday Night Live’ head writer 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Even if the council were to take action, President Bashar Assad and his top officials are battened down in Damascus, making their arrests difficult, to say the least. Syria war loaded with atrocities, but justice just a distant hope 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z "We just batten down the hatches until it does rain". Stonehenge: Australia's forgotten farmers 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z And even if the Council were to take action, President Bashar al-Assad and his top officials are battened down in Damascus, making their arrests difficult, to say the least. Assad Opponents Seek Justice for Syria’s War Victims 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z In the short-term, Wenger and the club will batten down the hatches and work towards getting a win at Middlesbrough next Monday night. Arsenal’s latest bruising beating leaves Arsène Wenger at point of no return 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Marlene Eidelheit, the director of the conservation laboratory, recalled that they were burned off their battens, the long strips of wood to which they were attached. A ‘Triumphant Return’ for 17th-Century Tapestries 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z We are in the presence of a bore: one of those men whose minds have battened on an idée fixe and mislaid their sense of balance in the process. Reading Jane Austen’s Final, Unfinished Novel 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z "I am trying to batten down the hatches," she said. U.S. investors brace for mounting political risks as they decode Trump 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Unsheathe your sword and batten down the hatches. WSU coach Mike Leach on SEC offenses: 'One hand grenade can kill everybody' 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Trump battened off working-class panic and white panic. Stay angry. That’s the only way to uphold principles in Trump’s America. 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z An indignation industry has battened on the Republican Party, feeding this addiction. The task ahead for today’s conservatives 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z But Florida, especially, has been warned to batten down, and much of the East Coast is preparing for powerful winds and storm surge as well as torrential rain. As Hurricane Matthew Nears U.S., Residents Get Warning: Prepare 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Southeast battened down the hatches as Hurricane Matthew approached the coast. Seaports Prepare For Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z "This is when we get the best waves," he said, but added he would be bringing in his outdoor tables and "battening down the hatches" to ride out the storm. Matthew Strengthens to Category 5 Storm Headed for Jamaica, Cuba 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z In effect, the government is battening down the hatches in preparation for hard times. A New Measure for China’s Economy: The ‘Repression Index’ 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The auto-sales cycle may be turning stormy, but that doesn’t mean it is time to batten down the hatches. Why Nissan Is Priced Right for a Tough Environment 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z It’s sheltered by a standing seam metal roof, and clad with board and batten sheathing painted green. They wanted to ‘do something cool’ for their Va. vacation home. So they got a silo. 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z And in an environment where energy companies are battening down the hatches, a boosted dividend holds that much more cachet. Exxon Mobil Still Has Fuel in the Tank 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Could it, he asked, start "picking the sailors off a stranded ship" and eventually "batten on" visitors to the seaside? The octopus that ruled London - BBC News 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Xi is battening down the hatches because he fears opponents created by his drive for power see the coming economic storm as a chance to hobble or undermine him. How one brave woman is taking on growing might of China’s censors 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Rather than trying to lend more to compensate, they are simply battening down the hatches and making credit less available and more expensive. Japan Is a Disturbing Cautionary Tale for America and the World 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z When the group was asked how they would feel if Trump became president, responses ranged from “oh no!” to “batten down the hatches” to “I hope it’s one term.” SC GOP voters size up Trump, rest of 2016 field 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Made from wooden battens mounted at right angles and painted pink, orange, red or white, Chimera forms a series of concentric squares, tilted 45 degrees. Home Is Where the Art Is: The Ryman Family 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z As Square, which is still losing money, battens down its hatches and prepares to enter the open market, its reduction in valuation will serve as a warning to investors to be more disciplined. Square share prices drop as a third of $6bn valuation is shaved off 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z The Monday he returned to Newfield’s suburban Houston headquarters, he assembled senior executives and told them to batten down the hatches. While Other Energy Firms Flounder, Newfield Shares Surge 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Airports, school and public buildings and hotels were closed or battened down into makeshift shelters. Hurricane Patricia makes landfall as Mexico braces for devastating storm 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z When the group was asked how they would feel if Trump became president, responses ranged from “oh no!” to “batten down the hatches” to “I hope it’s one term.” SC GOP voters size up Trump, rest of 2016 field 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Symons flicked the beam of her flashlight to illuminate a thin batten—a cross piece—that held the flat panels of wood together. Decoding the Star Charts of Ancient Egypt 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z And city officials are battening down the hatches in case. New York Today: Eyes on the Hurricane 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Some of Clinton's voters have hurried to batten down the hatches, an approach common to tumultuous campaigns waged by both Clintons. California Republicans echo U.S. trends, favoring outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Or will they batten down the hatches and persist on the same course? For China, a Plunge and a Reckoning 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z OK, batten down the hatches and prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of political advertising as the 2016 presidential race fires up and barrels across the nation. Inside the Beltway: John Kasich: Last but not least 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z She says her windows are locked and her house is battened down. The Latest on prison escape: Billboards display mugshots 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Some business owners are battening down the hatches as they wait for the next few days to unfold. Empty Streets New Threat to Businesses in Baltimore 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z For a decorative touch, he added wood battens to the exterior siding. Highland Park cabin is rebuilt better but not bigger 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers rattled along the snowy streets here in armored personnel carriers with the hatches battened down, their helmeted heads safely below plates of steel. Rebels Set Sights on Small Eastern Ukraine Town 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z They said that southern New England must batten down for an unusual weather event - a great white whale of a storm. In the eye of the snowstorm 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The once-separate worlds of “television” and “online video” are going to collide this year, so it’s no surprise Netflix is battening down the hatches with a big rollout of exclusive original shows. 2015 Will Be the Year Netflix Goes 'Full HBO' 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z A “batten down the hatches” mentality where, if we don’t agree with another’s viewpoint or find it threatening, we tend to ostracize not only that person but the entire group we see them as representing? Can Christians Handle Diversity? 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z After all, it will be much easier for Broad and Anderson to come into a team that has built up some confidence than one that is battening down the hatches after another morale-sapping loss. 'Tour may raise World Cup questions' 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z "All of a sudden it was a case of batten down the hatches. All in a couple of days." The time when spy agencies officially didn't exist 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Options include tongue-and-groove panels, bead board or traditional board and batten. Adding wood creates interest inside and out 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z So batten down the hatches, folks, for alarmism is on it way. Inside the Beltway: Brace for the climate change mega-storm 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Vladimir Putin risks becoming an international pariah over the Ukraine crisis but the Russian president is battening down the hatches for the gathering economic and political storm. Putin may have passed point of no-return over Ukraine 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z He battened down the hatches on his serve, quickening the pace and winning a glut of free points to increase the pressure. Wimbledon 2014: Roger Federer battles back to beat Stan Wawrinka 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z I have two answers in response: batten down the hatches and get ready for the long haul; or stay home. Making Progress at the U.S.-China S&ED: Go Strategic or Stay Home 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Board and batten shutters are made with three or four vertical boards of the same size connected with narrow horizontal boards. Open and shut case: How to choose and hang shutters 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z “His instinct is to batten down the hatches” and say, “ ‘I’m sticking with my guys.’ Paul Has Ideas, but His Backers Want 2016 Plan 2014-03-22T22:34:37Z Instead, firms are patching together their own security protocols and technology to batten down the hatches on what — and what can’t — be shared over mobile networks. 7 Israeli Security Companies Who Could Help Putin Protect the Sochi Olympics 2014-01-29T12:45:00Z “This really starts and stops at JPMorgan’s compliance department in New York battening down the hatches under all this regulatory scrutiny,” one of the people briefed on the Tianhe deal said. DealBook: JPMorgan Bows Out of Hong Kong I.P.O. 2014-01-21T16:28:44Z Among other measures, Mr. Roxas advised local officials to batten and weigh down the metal sheet roofs of the city's schools. Typhoon Haiyan: How a Catastrophe Unfolded 2013-11-24T18:04:14Z We knew we'd need to batten down the hatches and throw our bodies in front of things. Heroics down to desire - Morton boss 2013-09-24T22:58:29Z The councillors said it would mean closing the whole of the main street and shop windows would have to be battened down. Rolling Stones gig that never was 2013-09-21T10:40:33Z As the storm loomed, recalled Mr. Hirschfeld, the owner of the rental, he went out to check on the house and make sure everything was battened down. Back in Hamptons, Clintons Get to Work on Their Vacation 2013-08-22T14:58:37Z Hong Kong residents battened down the hatches on Wednesday as Typhoon Utor, said to be this year's strongest typhoon globally, made its way towards the territory. In pictures: Typhoon Utor 2013-08-14T06:33:15Z The message being transmitted by the state media here is that it is time to batten down the hatches and defend The Motherland from outside interference. Russia's ambiguous view of the West 2013-06-21T08:13:04Z The economic and the political implications of this collective battening down of the hatches are daunting. Coalitions and austerity: Britain better get used to them 2013-06-13T07:00:10Z As quickly as possible, the chains were loosened and the hatch was opened, then battened down again. Racing the Clock and a Storm: A Way of Life in Tornado Alley 2013-05-24T03:20:52Z Stoke battened down the hatches in a bid to withstand wave after wave of Tottenham attacks. Stoke City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur 2013-05-12T14:39:01Z "When everyone is battening down the hatches," she says, "grow." 9 Lessons to Disrupt an Industry 2013-04-12T18:57:47Z Cuba battened down the hatches soon after the 1959 revolution to halt a mass exodus of the island's most talented to the US. Cuba eases travel rules for its citizens 2013-01-14T08:20:07Z The Times is in similarly gloomy mood - suggesting we "batten down the hatches" with nearly a month's rain due before Monday. More storms to end 'wettest year' 2012-12-28T06:34:34Z From crop losses to super storms, businesses should batten down the hatches and formulate contingency plans. Pay Attention To These Top Tweets, Posts and Search Terms of 2012 2012-12-18T10:01:48Z While mid-market chains such as Marks & Spencer have been squeezed as middle England battens down the hatches, retailers serving the top and bottom ends have fared better. High street discount wars begin on biggest retail weekend 2012-12-14T19:25:03Z Instead, he says, a completely new approach is needed: Don't batten down the hatches and wait for the predicted turnaround to arrive. 3 Surprising Secrets to Thriving Now 2012-11-21T14:40:00Z September's modest sales boost offered some cause for cautious optimism, but continuing concerns about the economy led many customers to batten down the hatches again in October. Poor sales prompt Christmas fears 2012-11-14T00:44:22Z "The ban on steel exports is a sign that Iran is battening down the hatches, husbanding its foreign-exchange reserves and precious metals like steel, and preparing for a long ordeal." Steel sanctions cut deep into Iran's economy 2012-11-11T07:05:39Z It’s the most sweeping measure so far to batten down the Iranian economy, although the move is not likely to leave showrooms and store shelves empty. Iran bans luxury imports as sanctions bite 2012-11-08T22:12:00Z Cedar board and batten siding contrasts with bright white trim on the man cave’s exterior. A Car Lover's Luxurious Man Cave 2012-11-08T00:41:35Z While millions of Americans batten down the hatches and millions more stay glued from afar to Sandy’s ruinous spectacle, no resolution will be found to the climate change/freak storm question. Sandy and the real climate change question 2012-10-29T15:42:00Z Not only that, but Rob Ryan is one of the league's most aggressive defensive coordinators, so the Seahawks better batten down the hatches, ASAP. Seahawks QB was under constant pressure in first game 2012-09-11T03:28:03Z “My response would be, ‘Well, let’s leave things as they are, batten down the hatches and when the mission president gets back, he can handle that stuff.’ The Long Run: Romney in Crisis: Two Dark Spots in Fortunate Life 2012-08-25T03:32:51Z "Business is battening down the hatches in the expectation that the recession will continue for the rest of the year," said the IoD's chief economist Graeme Leach. Government must do more, says IoD 2012-08-22T09:49:45Z Sky News bosses battened down the hatches in February after implementing strict new rules on Twitter use, banning journalists from retweeting any news stories from rival organisations. Sky News faces tweet reality 2012-07-06T14:32:17Z The government's conflicting messages of "batten down the hatches" and "invest to boost business growth" are simply incompatible, and SMEs are rendered immobile, not sure where to turn. Letters: Throwing more money at the banks 2012-06-18T20:00:03Z The country no longer needs a black-tied chancellor to issue gale warnings: hatches are already being battened down in everyday life. Distribution of income: volatile shares in the slump 2012-06-15T22:49:54Z But Typhoon Greece has been swirling offshore for months if not years, giving investors, governments and euro zone citizens plenty of time to batten their financial hatches. Europe Braces for Greek Vote — and Maybe More 2012-06-14T20:08:23Z Now Argentina is spearheading moves in South America's biggest economies to batten down the hatches and fend off imports from outside the region. Is protectionism on the way back? 2012-05-23T22:33:37Z I ordered additional preventers to be rove, had the hatches battened down, and took every possible precaution to ensure the safety of my vessel. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z He who has drunk his fill of blood, shall be drowned in blood; he who has battened on the flesh of the nations, shall himself soon become food for worms! Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z Then he tried a system of squeezing the rich contractors and others of the vermin class who batten on a sick body-politic. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The captain of the slave-ship arrived at his destination, and obtained a considerable number of natives, who were closely battened down in the hold. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Barred and grated, battened down with heavy timbers they resisted the terrific force of the blast itself. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Crossing the Bay of Biscay we were battened down for three days, and, save on one occasion, I did not go on deck the whole time the storm raged. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Jeremiah But it is not yours, nor yours, nor yours, you who now swell with pride, battening on the deeds of others. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The last bale of freight had been lowered into the hold and the hatches battened down. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z The local colored school was held in an old building made of plain boards standing straight up and down with batten on the cracks. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the hideous facts in history, Ð persecutions, inquisitions. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The roofs are formed of boards battened with slats. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z For all obscene things batten on darkness, and light is fatal to them. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z The walls were of vertical boards battened with thin strips, and the roof was of corrugated iron. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z At the head of his grave was placed a cross improvised from the oar of a boat and a sledge batten. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z They forthwith attempted to demolish the "batten door," but it was too strongly barricaded. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z The roofs were thatched with straw on battens, and sometimes with a collar beam carrying a floor, which constituted an upper storey. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z We then endeavored to thatch the roof and "batten" the cracks every-where with moss. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z For I am peasant born, of those on whom the free-companions have battened from the beginning; and spoil won in such a way seemed to me to be accursed. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z And he turned with a snarl on one of the caged wretches behind us who for days had been battening on the food that neither Jack nor I touched. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The knaves med not see you, 'tis true; but you could not knock out the battens 'ithout raising a din, and they would know your whereabouts, and not all on 'em would miss your carcase. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z My lord was a madman, beset by absurd hallucinations; a furious tiger, accustomed to batten upon blood, as devoid of conscience as of scruple. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Her height out of water had been increased by four feet by painted canvas fastened to battens. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z I wondered what the Waldgrave would say, and I went to bed with a heart full of fancies and forebodings, that, battening on themselves, grew stronger and more formidable the longer I lay awake. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The partitions were all upright boards planed, and the cracks battened; floors were mostly rough boards, except the office and the governor’s house, which were planed. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Turnpenny knocked out the battens as quickly as possible, and lifting the hatch, disclosed a small ladder leading down into the lazaretto. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Britons will be “battening down the hatches” in January and February as they account for Christmas costs and manage budgets, King said. Sainsbury Sales Beat Estimates After ‘Record’ Christmas 2012-01-12T00:51:25Z Those who surrendered were at once bound and battened down in the hold of the schooner, some eight or ten only gained the opposite shore and took to the woods. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Mexia, the sarcastic historian of Charles V, writing of romance in 1545, deplores the public credulity which battened on such feeble stuff. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Kingdoms debased, and thrones that starward yearn, All are but ghouls that batten on the past. The Star-Treader and other poems 2011-12-27T03:00:09.977Z She was not of the breed which battens upon that inexpensive brand of literature which converts kitchenmaids into duchesses. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z “Yes, Mr Stevenson, batten down, and lash the boats inboard.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Night owls were silently chasing each other round the gables; the windows were shut, the ground-floor secured with shutters strongly battened. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z The boards are about six feet long, iron shod or cross battened to prevent warping, and six or nine inches in width. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z Many universities’ first instinct will be to batten down the hatches and wait for this storm to pass. Schumpeter: University challenge 2011-12-08T16:17:05Z For the time we are safe; they were the only ones that battened themselves to me. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Men flitted hither and thither like uneasy ghosts, making things snug, and battening down the principal hatches; on the bridge, dimly descried, was McBain, speaking-trumpet under arm, and beside him Stevenson. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z I had myself Broken all oaths; long time deceived and ruined With every phase of fraud the pious fools Whom oath-sworn Justice bound; battened on blood And what was I the worse? The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z The most satisfactory way to make modelled tiles or panels is to run out upon a stout board, cross battened to prevent warping, a flat slab of clay of the required thickness. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z The silos are formed of wooden battens nailed one on top of the other, the pieces interlacing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z “Then we’ve got to batten down the hatches and turn live steam into this hold!” was what the commander called back. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z McBain delighted to have them smart, and it was with surprising celerity that the topgallant masts were lowered, the hatches battened down, and the good ship prepared for any emergency. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z "Uncle has battened us down, mean old thing!" The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z This also I battened on, with my splendidly prepared appetite, though G. did not. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z The hatch was a large one, measuring roughly thirty feet by ten, and was covered with canvas held down by bamboo battens. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z She was fitted with a weather-cloth 9 inches high, battened down all round the gunwale, and supported by 24 iron stanchions, so placed as to serve likewise for rowing thowels. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Hatches and skylights were battened down and secured by steel coverings, and everything liable to interfere with the training of the guns was either ruthlessly thrown overboard or stowed out of sight. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z "You are not going to batten us down again?" cried Tommy. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z Sulphur was burned between decks, and hatches battened down for a whole day. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z And in this humility there was a pride in being humble; for did he not remember all the complacency, the dogmatism, the conviction, the assurance, the self-consciousness, all the pedantry that battened down there? The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z Babus yet unborn will batten on that Correspondence and provide posts for their relatives unnumbered as the sands of the seashore, that it may be carried on unfailing and unflagging. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z In the wall between them there was a doorway closed by an ordinary batten door with a wooden latch and no lock. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Your one political party battens on the very life of the South—since you preserve its independence in spite of representatives whom you oppose, and, not infrequently, in spite even of principles that you reject. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z The word "batten" is used by Milton in the same sense as the word "fatten." Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-13T02:00:32.783Z The men were busy battening down when he returned to deck. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Reckless of danger, they batten on the young. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z We had tasted no food for four-and-twenty hours, for we had been battened down, and all hands had to be on deck. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z The doors, too, were battened, or built up with boards. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z A bit of sail was got ready, only a morsel to steady her, and the fore-hatches were battened down none too soon. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z We will rise suddenly, batten down the men below, then rushing aft we shall secure the officers in the saloon. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Hew would go away, and in time he would batten down, fight and conquer his infatuation for Mrs. Maule. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z The ship had been battened down and made ready in every way hours before the gale began, and well was it for all on board that preparations had thus been made. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z So they called off Kids’ Day on Friday afternoon and began battening down the hatches. Sports of The Times: After Irene Exits, Paths Lead Back to Tennis 2011-08-29T21:03:23Z While James Poniewozik is away establishing Time's Costa Rica bureau, I'll be recapping Breaking Bad from my battened hatch in Brooklyn's Zone C, my observations fueled by packaged snacks and a bathtub full of batteries. Breaking Bad Watch: Doing Stuff and Nothing Happens 2011-08-26T16:40:00Z Yet, although the waves and spray were making a clean breach over the ship, luckily she was well battened down, and it was dry below. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Those battening down the hatches in urban areas face a special set of challenges in preparing for what Obama said is “likely to be an extremely dangerous and costly storm.” Interactive Map of Flood Risks and Hurricane Evacuation Zones Wakes Up NYC Residents 2011-08-26T20:15:03.580Z All that went on in the world of letters interested him keenly, and he was indignant with the stupidity, falsehood, affectation and charlatanry which batten upon literature. Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov 2011-08-21T02:00:35.470Z Neither was a great reader, even of the papers, though Blanche liked poetry as she liked going to church; but each had the mind that could batten quite amiably on other people. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Do we batten down the hatches and take out the canned food, or is this passing clouds? For IPOs and Startups, A Passing Storm Or 'Guns And Canned Food' Time? 2011-08-08T21:48:44Z Captain Dickson and his mate paid good attention to the glass, and never failed to shorten sail and even batten down in time, and before the approach of danger. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z By the time the front of the place was cleared of the people he and Vincent had the skylight well battened down and protected. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z At each stroke of the shuttle the swinging beam, or batten, beat up the weft to make a close, firm, even weave. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z There is no need to batten down the hatches. Blue Labour's immigration stance is toxic 2011-07-19T14:31:57Z He gazed apprehensively upon the little batten shutter of the window of the room where Nehemiah Yerby slept, expecting to see it slowly swing open and disclose him there. The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories 2011-07-19T02:00:22.090Z Men staggered about trying to batten down, but for a time in vain. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Or, the door may have been made of oak battens, heavy enough to keep out wolves, Indians and "hurry-canes." The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z These allowed the warp to give a tiny bit at every blow of the batten and then drew it instantly taut, no matter how heavy the box was made. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Watson and Kaymer, playing in different groups, are four strokes apart after two days but there's a lot of golf left in a tournament that is already battening down the hatches for a stormy finish. The Open 2011: Martin Kaymer stays in the mix by thinking on his feet 2011-07-15T22:31:09Z Open fireworks, McIlroy said he is prepared to batten down the hatches in windswept Kent and do whatever is needed to finish Sunday on top. Calm before the storm for McIlroy 2011-07-12T17:01:04Z The man at the wheel and the men battening down were carried away on the current, but though several were badly bruised, they were otherwise unhurt. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z And now—our cargo being all on board, sails bent, and hatches battened down—we began to look forward to the homeward passage. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Some well-carved wooden poles, fifty or sixty feet in height, with cross battens, are prepared and planted in the ground at Elpanam, and in the village in front of the houses of the commemorators. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Everything was battened down, for the decks were swept by the long Atlantic waves. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z On such food of reading and of reverie, young Rousseau’s imagination and sentiment battened, while his reason and his practical sense starved and died within him. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z In preparing for the final scene some of the gauze, which had been used for clouds during the evening, caught fire over the gas battens. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z The stowing completed, the hatch was securely battened down for sea, the lighter left, and the order was given to man the windlass. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z For the construction of houses, bridges, and jetties, the following species are chiefly used in the Settlement:— Padouk.—Posts, trusses, purlins, common rafters, battens, floor and wall planking, shingles, doors, and windows. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z But of course he had checked, battened down resolutely, that foolish almost crazy impulse. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Then I laid my case before one of the human vultures that batten on the wreckage of broken vows—a lawyer, expert in snapping matrimonial chains. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z We were just about to batten down the hatches, when the skipper came along and told us to wait, there was some Government stuff still to come. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z As soon as there was sufficient light to distinguish objects on shore, we stood in; all passengers were ordered below and everything was battened down. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z To obviate this they now have leather tyres and should run on battens nailed to the floor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Some had plaster on the lower framing and some weather boarding, while still others had shingle tiles which were hung from the battens across the posts. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z The battening of this horde soon reduced Southern finances and credit to a grewsome skeleton. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z I hastily mounted three cord wood cannon, reefed the barn door, and battened down the hatches in the chicken-coop, without a hen being the wiser. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z Everybody was black and blue with being flung about, and the passengers, who had perforce to be battened down in the sweltering saloon, or second cabin, suffered misery untellable. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Doors closely barred, and battened with spars on the outside; unless where they had been burst open, on suspicion of containing dead, or else in search of plunder. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z "Still a quick temper for all, and when his blood was up it was batten down your hatches, my boys—a storm's coming," said Ned Teare. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Plums, apples and pears are artificially dried in ovens on wooden battens or on wire sieves; from the latter they are apt to become contaminated with notable quantities of zinc. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z There are minds that batten on such lies. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z At a meeting in Wisconsin in October that year, Marchionne greeted his executives with a slide reading: "The storm is approaching, batten down the hatches." Special report: Can an Italian Elvis make Fiat-Chrysler dance? 2011-03-25T06:39:06Z The sheriff had placed his powerful shoulder against the frail batten door. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z The larger trees are sawn up into planks and battens, much used for the purposes of the builder, especially for flooring, joists and rafters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Then, leaving a clerk in charge, after piling the stuff into a hand-cart, they set off for the district upon which despair battened most hideously. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z Mr. Sleaford's vengeful passions had fed and battened upon the solitude of the past years. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z He knows what “battens” are, and “flies,” and “tormentors,” and “spider-traps.” Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z It stormed, and he says he never was battened down with such a lively lot of people. Seeing France with Uncle John 2011-02-26T03:00:47.827Z And thou,' addressing the Thing, 'thou grim Shadow—Angel of Crime—monstrous offspring of man's begetting—thou who art permitted to exist, art also allowed to flourish and batten on human hearts. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z It struck the young officer as being worse than the atmosphere of the lower deck of a battleship battened down during a three-days' gale. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z In a special shed, is a black moist-looking heap of what appears to be filth, battened into the shape of a large compost bed. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z In no happy frame of mind I reached Mr Gilbert’s farm, within seven miles of Fort Beaufort; here again were the evidences of war—bullet-marks on the walls, palisades torn up, and gates well battened. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The hall-door had been evidently long in disuse, since it was battened over with strong planks, and secured, besides, against the northwest wind by a rough group of rocks. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z I was standing on the quarterdeck watching the Lascars stowing sails, battening down the hatches, clewing the lines, and making everything snug, when a fellow-passenger whom I had not observed before stepped up and spoke. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z First time the virgin black growth—and as handsome a stand of timber as ye ever put calipers to; second time, the battens—all under eleven inches through; third time, even the poles. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Mr. West now bought a cottonwood house, battened up and down. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z While battening down the furniture, you might also want to pick up a bracket to steady the bookshelf. With kids and coffee tables, it's trip, fall, ouch 2010-12-30T20:12:19Z David Smith, senior partner at property consultants Carter Jonas, said homeowners were continuing to "batten down the hatches" and pay off their debt. Homeowners pay off ?6.2bn in mortgage debt 2010-10-01T17:25:00Z The British public continues to batten down the hatches and pay down its debt. Mortgage equity increases by ?6.2bn, says Bank of England 2010-10-01T10:28:00Z Restaurants on the water batten down their hatches. T Minus 10 Days 2010-09-16T15:51:00Z On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the crisis forced the industry as a whole to batten down the hatches. Finance after the crisis: Aviva: Taking cover 2010-09-09T10:43:00Z Among those battening down the hatches in the second quarter was Jeffrey Altman, who oversees $5 billion at Owl Creek Asset Management, one of the 30 funds included in the "Smart Money" survey. Analysis: Major hedge funds cut back equity risk 2010-08-30T16:25:00Z Steady bands of rain began falling late Sunday on islands including Antigua, where the Grand Pineapple Beach Resort on the north side battened down early as a precaution. Hurricane Earl Threatens Caribbean 2010-08-30T10:55:00Z Last year overall sales shrank 6% as consumers battened down the hatches. Argos chief Sara Weller ? tackling a catalogue of errors 2010-08-27T05:59:00Z "My first message to the legislature is batten down the hatches, it's going to be a busy session," Horner said. Horner's Vikes plan: Team pays 40 percent 2010-07-29T22:45:00Z The argument is straightforward enough – it's time to batten down the hatches and ignore the storm of protest, because without organisations such as BP the arts might simply cease to exist. BP arts sponsorship: can Tate afford it? 2010-07-02T14:59:00Z Australia, on the other hand, plan to batten down the hatches. Germany v Australia - live! 2010-06-13T17:52:00Z Iraqis prepared for the election in the way that Americans do when battening down for a hurricane. Iraqi Shiites Turn Prayer Meetings Into Election Rallies 2010-03-05T11:00:00Z Iraqis prepared for the election the way that Americans do when battening down for a hurricane. Deadly Attacks Mar Early Voting in Iraqi Elections 2010-03-05T02:41:00Z Three quarters of Spain is battening down the hatches for what the media are calling "the perfect storm" - a system that is expected to produce 100mph+ winds today. Live text - F1 testing 2010-02-27T09:44:00Z "Architects and clients are battening down the hatches," he says. 2008-12-04T21:00:00Z We ate and drank very heartily together; for we made Attwood of the company, who knocked off my uncle's chains and bound his ankle very deftly betwixt two battens to set it. Idonia: A Romance of Old London I do not habitually batten on the sorrow of others, but this was a special case. The Jonathan Papers These batten doors, as they were called, were made very sturdy and strong, in order to resist attacks from Indians or other marauders. Remodeled Farmhouses Your suggestion of the batten upset all calculations. The Gay Adventure A Romance The gas batten came down and it looked as if the room were falling. Springtime and Other Essays An ark there is, moreover, which was builded in Rye by a shipwright out of battens and good gummed canvas. Idonia: A Romance of Old London These crowded, reeking public-houses, thirty to the half-mile, battening on the misery of the poor—we have seen them from our youth and they move us not. Victory out of Ruin An old batten door with a quaint little window in the center strip leads from this room to the chambers in the service ell. Remodeled Farmhouses Everything is battened down as if it were soldered, and the watch below feel that they are living in a football, which is being kicked every way at once. Last Words But then the men surrendered, and one after another was made to drop down into the hold, and the hatch was shut and battened down. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy There the evil spirit Wiro is thought to dwell, lurking for his prey; for he battens on such of the passing souls of the dead as he can get into his clutches. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II I can't bear to be battened down like passengers in a storm at sea; there is nothing so trying to nerves. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop The hatches were battened down, all hands kept on deck, and the young commander, in his pea-jacket and tarpaulin, and with his speaking trumpet in his hand, stood on the quarter-deck, alert and watchful. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone But something, his manner, the manifest lie about his mother, the apparition of that other woman, battening on nerves overwrought had irritated her into entire forgetfulness of what she had meant to do and say. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident The decks once swept and the hatches battened down, and she is ours. Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 When I woke at the end of the watch, I found all hatches closed and battened down. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 All the plants of all the tropics grew there together, and the orchid-house was roofed with thin battens of wood—just enough to keep off the direct rays of the sun. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The skipper ordered the hatches to be battened down, and all was made snug for the night. Seven Frozen Sailors Then the horses were unharnessed, and with a length of rope and a batten of wood a shift was made to mend the break. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War The great nobles who had battened upon the spoils, especially Norfolk, themselves took fright at the Emperor’s uncompromising demands, and tried to play off France against Charles, during Cromwell’s short disgrace. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Now then, get below, will you? it’s time to batten.” The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley Not one of the battens is broken; and each one is foursquare perfectly. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel In disorganized hordes they battened on Rome and melted away there in excesses. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The hatchways were battened down, and every preparation made for a rough night, for as the darkness increased, so did the gale. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands He must not let thoughts so bitter and so deadly overwhelm him, eating into the substance of his brain, where they could breed and batten on the finest tissues and breed again. The New Warden Visions of battening down, of a horrible half-hour spent in darkness beneath closed hatchways and crushing, thunderous seas, arose in the minds of her dismayed passengers. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley The meat, as it fell out, wore a portion of skin, remarkable for prickly excrescences, and hinting that I was about to batten on the relics of a young porcupine, or at least peculiar pork. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday The strong man may batten on him, and weakling refuseth not his mild juices. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time The boxes in which the pisé-work at the Etah Jail is being executed consist of two wooden frames 10 ft. long and 2½ ft. broad, made of planks, which are nailed on to stout battens. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) At least, this thrash of heavy rain will 'batten hatches' on a rise of the sea, and make a good parade-ground for our destroyer escort when they join company. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The scoundrels batten unnoticed—although they are sending up the price of everything; and the most ungrateful and rapacious labor class on earth never get their deserts. Ancestors A Novel The ship shook with the speed and power of the pumping machinery; the long lighters with their great round-table steering wheels filled up, battened down, and swung away. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday The house itself was of unsurfaced redwood, battened with lath to keep out the winter rain. Stories of the Foot-hills The shuttle performs the double office of shuttle and batten, and for this purpose is made like a huge netting needle, and of a length somewhat exceeding the breadth of the cloth. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home The hatches were battened down and the storm slides put on the companionway. Doubloons—and the Girl The sort of municipal government that permits and battens upon an unlimited variety of open vice must devour the entire city in time. Ancestors A Novel Most of the buildings were unpainted and crude, composed of rough boards running perpendicularly, with narrow battens over the joints. The Coming of the Law He was watching, on his left, the batten shutters of the sitting-room, when a small, unnoticed door near the dark, rear corner of the house clicked and then faintly creaked. John March, Southerner Instead of a shuttle they used a stick with a hook at one end, which was used also as a batten. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home These plates slip in grooves, and can be let in either at the top or bottom, the latter being then stopped by a batten and thumbscrews. Stained Glass Work A text-book for students and workers in glass The more we dread it, the more dreadful it becomes, for it battens but on our fears. Death But the bureaucracy of China, which had battened for centuries on corruption and ignorance, had no taste for self-sacrifice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The new batten shutters excluded the beautiful outer night. John March, Southerner Yet the old stumps on which they batten throw out green shoots. The Forerunners A lean black cat, looking as if it had battened on strange meats, slipped past me. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Concurrently with this method of heating there is gradually being introduced a practice of using metallic lathing for the plastering of dwelling-rooms in place of the old wooden battens generally employed for lath-and-plaster work. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast With a horn-handle knife he pried up the end of a batten until he could get his fingers beneath it. The Plow-Woman Destitute but undeserving widows, orphans who have brought the grey hairs of their parents to the grave, old soldiers and stranded foreigners batten upon her capacity for taking advantage of her friends. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 II AND III.Same sections of floats and batten as Act I.Full up, white.O.P. perches, light amber.P. perches, flood white.Garden backings flood white, and into room fire off. I'll Leave It To You A Light Comedy In Three Acts It is most unreasonable to flee the knowledge of good like the infection of a horrible disease, and batten and grow fat in the real atmosphere of a lazar-house. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers I've never had much regard for those categories in which a man makes his living battening on human sorrow or fear, Sam. Frigid Fracas But through the narrow cracks between these, he saw that the transverse pieces on the inside, like the four without, were only slender battens. The Plow-Woman It is only fair; since I so much batten upon theirs. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) Bring up floats and No. 1 batten as Bobbie switches on lamps. I'll Leave It To You A Light Comedy In Three Acts “Just a puff of wind,” replied Uncle Teddy, “but I would advise you all to batten down the hatches, I mean, tie your tent flaps.” The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Yeah, you talk about priests and undertakers and all battening on human sorrow, but how about you? Frigid Fracas A second, and a weight was hurled against the outer battens. The Plow-Woman Under battened hatches the Yankee firemen, stripped to their trousers, plied their shovels and raised the steam-gauges higher. The Boys of '98 No water—no light—no air—seven days battened down, and the seas mountain high, and the ship labouring hell-deep! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV There was no way to shut that; the original battens of the homesteader lay under foot, broken apart and rotting. The Rustler of Wind River But the publisher himself––well, he battens materially, of course, upon the tired victims of our degrading social system. Carmen Ariza One hundred and fifty years of outlawry had made the Frochard clan a wolfish breed; battening on crime, thievery and beggary. Orphans of the Storm He had already had the hatches securely battened down so that no water could find its way into the hold. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs Machines carve shingles and battens or billets with an almost human accuracy. Westward with the Prince of Wales The cover was battened down, the engines stopped at the same moment. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons One of the abandoned ships, the Resolute, its hatches battened down, floated out of the ice, and was found by an American whaler, masterless, tossing in the open waters of Baffin Bay. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas About two o'clock the topmasts were struck; an hour later the skylights were covered over with tarpaulin, and a good deal of battening down took place on deck. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' A score of hungry lawyers hovered around the sinking estate, greedily jealous lest some one of their number should batten too gluttonously at this general collation. The Strollers Anything short of literally mountainous seas did not prevent the trawler patrols from riding out the storm carefully battened down and with just sufficient speed to keep head to sea. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships The big-eyed muchacho sat in the corner, watching the corn cakes cook on the top of the stove and battening on the successive rations which were handed out to him. Hidden Water With the dome-windows battened tightly, we lifted from the landing stage and soared over the glowing city. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 But though great waves were breaking over her from all directions, her hatches were firmly battened down, and nobly she struggled free each time. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore The batten door behind the bar now began to open slowly and noiselessly. Nan of Music Mountain In fine, the parasite had thus become almost equal in power to the body on which it battened. England and Germany All these lie on the ground without order, and the half-lighted arena and nearly dark benches give an impression of a deserted building with battened windows. Sielanka: An Idyll He battens, even like a Tammany chief, on political jobbery, on extortion, on usury. The Book of Khalid “What you are to remember all the time is that you are now a man and honestly earning your own living, and no longer a––a leech battening on the sustenance produced by others.” Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation A good house will have the outside walls boarded up and down, with battens covering the chinks, instead of weather-boarding like our shanty. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The fore-deck is prepared in a similar manner; but, since this is to be removable, two battens must be fitted to the under side to keep it in place. Boys' Book of Model Boats At the same time the light stuff from aloft was got below, the hammocks piped down, and the carpenters slapped the gratings on the hatches, and stood ready with the tarpaulins to batten them down. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Mate, call the crew! force the palantines below; and batten them down, as base mutineers.’ Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI Doctors are a brood that batten on the ills of others. The Tale of Timber Town After the stakes were set up we had to batten them together. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand With the batten draw on the face the amount of taper to be given, and plane down to this line, still keeping the spar square in section. Boys' Book of Model Boats While some stripped the yards and clewed up the sails, others battened down the hatches, looked to the lashings of the boats, and made everything fast. Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He even stood, while the deck was streaming, till we were also battened down into the dark hold—the two companions remaining in irons above. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI Hundreds of shanties were battened up and deserted. A Son of the Middle Border The stakes are connected by one or more battens nailed along them, or by wires. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The jib is marked out in the same manner, and, as illustrated, the lines representing the positions of the batten sleeves are drawn. Boys' Book of Model Boats More than this, the old-time Creole was an aristocrat who chose to live behind a battened door, as does his descendant to-day. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 In the Monti, ruin stares one in the face, and poverty has battened upon ruin, as flies upon garbage. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome In another part of the yard is a Gipsy tent, where God’s broad earth answers the purpose of a table, and a “batten of straw” serves as a bed. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement We bought several boatloads of battens—rough outside boards split up, and the like—for next to nothing, at the Wairoa saw-mills, and got them down to our place. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Unless the sail is a good cut to begin with, however, the insertion of these battens will never make it right. Boys' Book of Model Boats When the ship left Padang or Batavia the hatches were battened down, not to be opened again until New York harbor was reached. All About Coffee "We will not batten on his charity," said he, and he cast three or four coppers into the silent street. The Belovéd Vagabond At 4 P. M. the wind shifted to the south-east, and was blowing so terrifically that all the hatches were obliged to be battened down, the sea making a fair breach over the vessel. The Wreck on the Andamans The rudder was tied, the hatches battened down and there was nothing left to do but to sit with folded hands and trust to that Providence whom even the waters obey. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Do not sew where a batten sleeve passes under the binding, as you will require the former left open to allow the batten to pass into the fold of the binding. Boys' Book of Model Boats Shipments long in transit, subjected to the effects of tropical heat under closely battened hatches in poorly ventilated holds, have developed into much-prized yellow matured coffee. All About Coffee They, too, were all on their feet, but the hatch had been battened down above them. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The soft twilight was battening down the hatches of the day, to drop into the parlance of the locality. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories The battens may be made of a piece of board. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties The walls, which are towards the outer air, and even the others also, if of brick or stone, ought to be battened. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books When you get them all in, cover the whole thing with a lot of heavy kelp and batten it down with a big piece of canvas. El Diablo The pirates were all now battened down, the wounded seamen cared for by the doctor who had accompanied the expedition, and the bodies of the dead Moors thrown overboard. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Up to the last moment those unfortunate beings had been kept under hatches, under a grating that had been fastened down with battens. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea The creeper seemed the symbolisation of Lust battening upon Innocence. The Dop Doctor Like the fabled vampire England hangs upon the throat of Ireland, battening on her blood. The Art of Disappearing By these huge batrachians was an extensive marsh inhabited, and battening upon the succulent nutriment thus afforded, the African geese gained a size and flavor which was rapidly making the fortune of Wilhelm Klingenspiel. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton By her battened hatch I leaned and caught Sounds from the noisome hold,— Cursing and sighing of souls distraught And cries too sad to be told. Gloucester Moors and Other Poems There were no more packages at hand that could be manipulated without appliances, so Leslie replaced the hatches, drew the tarpaulin over them and battened it down, and then made sail for the shore. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure Twenty or more of them batten on the grub together. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles When the winter comes they go to the houses, batten the windows, heap up the fires, and sit beside them, sleep and have their food beside them, twenty in a room. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation A small inland garden surprised the eye as one entered the battened gate at its side, and a dormer-window in the roof looked out upon the rigging of ships at anchor but a stone's-throw away. Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales She battened upon the goods of our Church. The Fifth Queen Crowned He hurried to the street into which the carriage had turned, and glanced down between the rows of white-eaved cottages with green doors and batten shutters. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk “I thought we’d sent the passengers below and battened down the hatches.” Across the Mesa Even to the unprejudiced eye of a travelled European they present themselves as a class of blatant bounders battening on the earnest fervour of their co-religionists and squandering the proceeds on dissipation. Pan-Islam All snug, sir, hatches battened down, makin' way under skysails and royals, hands piped to quarters, and here's your humble servant ready for orders! The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure You know they will not, for the King is aware of how these princes batten on carrion. The Fifth Queen Crowned The stranger was drawing the batten blinds together. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk That means of communication had already been closed and battened down, owing to the constant flow of water over the bows. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The mother mildly amused him, for he could discern the character that she was sedulously striving to batten down beneath inane social usages and formalities. The Place of Honeymoons He had pulled the big pine bar that held the battened door in place, and now flung it wide, stepping to the threshold and beginning again, “Boys——” He uttered no further word. Judith of the Cumberlands It was a desperate endeavour, wrought of fear; but at that moment the true hands of the fo'castle were battened down, and Dan, who had seen the thing coming, escaped only by his foresight. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea This abominable Pacte de Famine created two artificial famines in France; its authors battened on the misery of the people, and for any who lifted their voices against it the Bastille yawned. The Story of Paris Everything was battened down from within, and with a gentle purr the electric motors were set in motion, while at the same time water ballast was admitted into the trimming-tanks. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The thin, unplastered wall of the store was constructed of upright planks with battens over the joints. The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado Despite the time of year, Nancy insisted on shutting the doors and closing the battened shutters at the windows. Judith of the Cumberlands What friend could hear me, battened in that prison on the sea? The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea The cloths, running vertically, are interwoven with the bamboo reefing battens, and though but lightly stitched together, seem capable of withstanding an enormous strain. Life and sport in China Second Edition Meanwhile, Jimmy had also come, unseen by Pa. And the great batten lit up: the stage came to life again. The Bill-Toppers In the centre of the barrel, secured in position on to a stout middle batten, was a bag of sailcloth closely bound with cord. The Light of Scarthey A batten stretched horizontally along the shrouds, and seized firmly above each of their dead-eyes, serving to prevent the dead-eyes from turning at that part. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The female convicts, who were battened down under the hatches, on the vessel’s running aground, broke away the half deck hatch, and frantic, rushed on deck. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. We even hoped, for a brief moment, that Sir Edward Grey would destroy the illusions on which the German people loved to batten. World's War Events, Vol. I He hurried across the stage to the fly-ladder, made Jimmy explain things, took notes as he went, wanted to see for himself, pointed to the first batten, to the electric switches. The Bill-Toppers Among the remainder of the once formidable crew, now seized and battened down under French hatches, was of course Adrian Landale—he bore a charmed life. The Light of Scarthey That part of a yard outside the quarter, which is on either side of the mast beyond the battens, when it lies athwart the ship. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Make the weaver's chair all ready, For the damsel fix the treadle, Lay her hand upon the batten. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes Suddenly, when they were all very still over Smike, my gas batten came down, and it looked as if the room was falling. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 What would I give that you should see the lazzaroni as they really are—mere squalid, abject, miserable animals for vermin to batten on; slouching, slinking, ugly, shabby, scavenging scarecrows! The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Staines Court appeared at these times like a ship battened down and running before a storm. The Dark Tower Ropes, battens, or iron bars placed on a yard or spar and set taut, either for bending the head of a sail to, or acting as a traveller. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Desperately I seized a capstan bar and knocked the wedges and battens off a hatch cover. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub A roll-topped desk occupied a corner near the fireplace, and round the bulkheads, affixed to white enamelled battens, hung water-colour paintings of his ships. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions The waiters had disappeared to batten on the broken meats from the public table, and to doze away the time till the approach of supper renewed their activity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Gazing upward he saw a gleam like a silvered line between the coaming and the edge of the canvas cover which was battened with iron bars. Blackbeard: Buccaneer The battens that inclose the upper part of the well. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. So here you've had, on the one hand, the unfortunate ratepayer and, on the other, a close Corporation, a privileged band of pirates, battening on them. In the Mayor's Parlour At the east end is the boiler pit, seed room, &c.; the roof of which is of tongued and grooved boards bent to the curve of the roof and battened. Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings Yet it is now twelve years since its twin started up on this side the water, and has been battening and fattening on the rewards of successful illegitimacy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Soon the pirates of the prize crew were ordered to stow and secure all light sail and pass extra lashings about the boats and batten the hatches. Blackbeard: Buccaneer A piece of stiff hide, or batten of wood, placed over the backstays fore-swifter of the shrouds, &c., so as to secure the standing rigging from being chafed. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The vampire has battened on you, has fed on your blood. The Goose Man The north side of the middle houses is covered with boards and battened. Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings There is a rush for the fore hatchway, whence the words of alarm proceed, the main one being battened down and covered with tarpaulin. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure |
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