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Webster 1913 Edition

Battue

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Bat′tueˊ

,
Noun.
[F.
battue
, fr.
battre
to beat. See
Batter
,
Verb.
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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