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(ba to̵̅o̅′, -tyo̵̅o̅′; bə-)

noun

a beating of underbrush and woods to drive game out toward hunters
a hunt of this kind
any mass killing

Origin: Fr, fem. pp. of OFr battre, to beat: see batter

See battue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The beating of woods and bushes to flush game.
A hunt in which this is done.

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Origin: French

Origin: , feminine of battu, past participle of battre, to beat

Origin: , from Old French batre; see batter¹

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