About The Word Battue
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Battue
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What's The Definition Of Battue?
[n] indiscriminate slaughter
[n] a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter Synonyms | Synonyms for Battue: bloodbath | bloodletting | bloodshed Related Terms | Find terms related to Battue: See Also | butchery | carnage | hunt | hunting | mass murder | massacre | slaughter Battue In Webster's Dictionary \Bat"tue`\, n. [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See
{Batter}, v. t., and cf. {Battuta}.] (Hunting)
(a) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.
(b) The game itself.
(c) The wanton slaughter of game. --Howitt.
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