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Definitions for Battue
[1] Hunting . the beating or driving of game from cover toward a stationary hunter. a hunt or hunting party using this method of securing game.
[2] undiscriminating slaughter of defenseless or unresisting crowds.
[3] the beating of woodland or cover to force game to flee in the direction of hunters
[4] an organized shooting party using this method the game disturbed or shot by this method
[5] indiscriminate slaughter, as of a defenceless crowd
Words nearby Battue
battleship gray, battlesome, battleworthy, battologize, battology, battue, battuta, battuto, battuto, batty, batty boy
Origin of Battue
1810–20; < French, noun use of feminine of battu, past participle of battre < Latin battuere to beat. See battuta, battle1
Word origin for Battue
C19: from French, feminine of battu beaten, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere