battue


bat·tue

noun \ba-ˈtü, -ˈtyü\

Definition of BATTUE

: the beating of woods and bushes to flush game; also : a hunt in which this procedure is used

Origin of BATTUE

French, from feminine of battu, past participle of battre to beat
First Known Use: 1816

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