Bat″ten (băt″t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Battened (–t'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Battening.] [See Batful.] 1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. “Battening our flocks.” Milton.
2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.