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battue definition

bat·tue (ba to̵̅o̅′, -tyo̵̅o̅′; bə-)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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