Associations to the word «Battening»

Wiktionary

BATTENING, verb. Present participle of batten
BATTENING DOWN THE HATCHES, verb. Present participle of batten down the hatches

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.