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   battue

   /baˈt(j)uː/

   noun

   • 1. the driving of game towards hunters by beaters.
   • ▪ a shooting party arranged so that beaters can drive the game towards the hunters: "they were shot down like pheasants in a battue"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French, feminine past participle of battre ‘to beat’, from Latin battuere.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • A

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   • T

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   • T

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