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batten down ones hatches

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hatch

2  [hach]
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–noun
1. Nautical.
a. Also called hatchway. an opening, usually rectangular, in the deck through which passengers can pass, cargo can be loaded or unloaded, etc.
b. the cover over such an opening.
2. an opening that serves as a doorway or window in the floor or roof of a building.
3. the cover over such an opening.
4. Slang. the throat as used for drinking: His usual toast was a muttered “Down the hatch!”
5. Aeronautics. an opening or door in an aircraft.
6. the lower half of a divided door, both parts of which can be opened separately.
7. a small door, grated opening, or serving counter in or attached to the wall of a building, room, etc., as for a merchant's stall.
8. a bin or compartment built into a confined space, esp. a deep storage bin.
9. Automotive.
a. the cargo area in a hatchback.
b. Also called liftgate. the hinged lid of a hatchback that swings upward to provide access to the cargo area.
10. anything resembling a hatch.
—Idiom
11. batten down the or one's hatches,
a. Nautical. prepare for stormy weather: used as a command.
b. to prepare to meet an emergency or face a great difficulty: The government must batten down its hatches before the election.
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME hacche, OE hæcc grating, hatch, half-gate; akin to D hek gate, railing
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Bilco Access Products
Roof hatches, Automatic Fire Vents, Floor Access Doors, Railing Systems
www.bilco.com
Marine Hatches
Bomar commercial cast aluminum & extruded yacht hatches
www.hamiltonmarine.com
Slang Dictionary
hatch

  1. n.
    the mouth. (See also Down the hatch!) : Pop this in your hatch.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

hatch  (v2.)
"drawn fine parallel lines," 1389, from O.Fr. hacher "chop, hatch," from hache "axe" (see hatchet).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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