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batture
noun
bat·ture
\ba-ˈt(y)u̇r\
Definition of batture
-s
: 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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Origin and Etymology of batture
Louisiana French, from French battre to strike + -ure
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