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battue

bat·tue

UK/bəˈt(j)uː/ US/bæ-/ uncommon

noun

1.

a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter

2.

Origin

From French battue, ultimately from Latin battere. Doublet of battuta, which arrived via Italian.

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