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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Battening

/băt'-ən-ĭng/ · Bat·ten·ing · IPA /bˈætənɪŋ/
01 n. Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.
  1. 1.
    Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.(Arch.)