hatch : Idioms & Phrases

• noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum
  crazy house; cuckoo's nest; Bedlam; snake pit; loony bin; madhouse; nuthouse; funny farm; sanatorium; nut house; funny house.
  

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• (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable. Colloq. An insane asylum.

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• See under Booby, Buttery, etc.

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• a half door between the buttery or kitchen and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions were passed.

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• noun hatch opening into the cargo compartment
  

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• (Naut.), a wooden porch over the entrance or staircase of the cabin.

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• noun hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency
  

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Half"-hatched` adjective

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1. Imperfectly hatched; as, half-hatched eggs. Gay.

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Hatch"-boat` noun

Definitions

1. (Naut.) A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of movable hatches; -- used mostly in the fisheries.

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• (Naut.), to lay tarpaulins over them, and secure them with battens.

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• to be confined below in a vessel; to be under arrest, or in slavery, distress, etc.

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• (Mining), the opening or place where the ore is taken out of the earth.

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