The phrase "battered and torn" means that something has been heavily damaged or worn out, usually as a result of being used or abused over time. It suggests that the object or person in question has endured a lot of physical or emotional hardship, leading to visible signs of wear and tear.

Meänkieli (language spoken by some 40,000–70,000 people in Northern Sweden)

plural of tornus

plural of tornado

plural of tornado

(meteorology) A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.

Of or relating to a tornado. / Having the ability to produce a tornado.

(entomology) The bottom corner of a wing.

Tornedalen Finnish, or Meänkieli (Finnic language spoken in northern Sweden)

Obsolete form of tornado.