pertaining to bad weather
2007-01-13 12:37:14 · 4 answers · asked by manz66rogelio 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Maybe 'Batten down the hatches'? Means to secure hatch covers so water from waves that break over the deck won't flow into the holds.
2007-01-13 12:42:30 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The terminology is not "button down the hatchets"; it is batten down the hatches which is nautical terminology used on board a ship in stormy weather meaning fasten the hatches so that water (waves or rain) does not enter the interior of the ship.
2007-01-13 12:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by Lynci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about "Batten down the hatches?
"BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES
Prepare for trouble, as in Here comes the boss--batten down the hatches. This term originated in the navy, where it signified preparing for a storm by fastening down canvas over doorways and hatches (openings) with strips of wood called battens. [Late 1800s]"
2007-01-13 12:44:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one. a hatchet is an ax.
2007-01-13 15:28:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋