Hypertext Webster Gateway: "battue"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Battue \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
battue
n 1: a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the
direction of the hunter
2: indiscriminate slaughter [syn: {bloodbath}, {bloodletting},
{bloodshed}]
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