Definitions for: Battue

[n] indiscriminate slaughter
[n] a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter

Webster (1913) Definition: Bat"tue`, n. [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See
Batter, v. t., and cf. Battuta.] (Hunting)
(a) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.
(b) The game itself.
(c) The wanton slaughter of game. --Howitt.

Synonyms: bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed

See Also: butchery, carnage, hunt, hunting, mass murder, massacre, slaughter

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