"unbatten" meaning in English

See unbatten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unbattens [present, singular, third-person], unbattening [participle, present], unbattened [participle, past], unbattened [past]
Etymology: un- + batten Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|batten}} un- + batten Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbatten (third-person singular simple present unbattens, present participle unbattening, simple past and past participle unbattened)
  1. (transitive) To open (something previously battened down. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unbatten-en-verb-I2bv79I4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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