Battue

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Battue \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.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  battue
       n 1: a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the
            direction of the hunter
       2: indiscriminate slaughter [syn: {bloodbath}, {bloodletting},
          {bloodshed}]