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batture

noun
bat·​ture | \ ba-ˈt(y)u̇r\
plural -s

Definition of batture

: the alluvial land between a river at low-water stage and a levee —used especially of such land along the lower Mississippi river

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History and Etymology for batture

Louisiana French, from French battre to strike + -ure

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