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unbatten

verb

Etymology

From un- + batten.

  1. derived from *bʰed-✻ — “good”
  2. derived from *batnaną✻ — “to become better, improve”
  3. derived from batna — “to grow better, improve, recover”
  4. inherited from *battenen✻
  5. prefixed as unbatten — “un + batten”

Definitions

  1. To open (something previously battened down.

    • to unbatten the hatches

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA