battue.
A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
Meaning & usage
A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
A hunt performed in this manner.
Where this word comes from
From French battue, ultimately from Latin battere. Doublet of battuta, which arrived via Italian.
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