battue in French
battue in French is battue — battue means a way of hunting in which people beat sticks against bushes to drive animals out into the open.
battue in French
battue
(uncountable, hunting, often, attributively) A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc. [from early 19th c.]
What does "battue" mean?
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noun A way of hunting in which people beat sticks against bushes to drive animals out into the open.
"In the southern territories of Tuva saiga antelopes were hunted successfully by the battue method, using horse as chasers, and log pens constructed before the hunt. Several dozen animals could be caught in one hunt by this method."
- noun A hunt carried out in that way.
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- In the southern territories of Tuva saiga antelopes were hunted successfully by the battue method, using horse as chasers, and log pens constructed before the hunt. Several dozen animals could be caught in one hunt by this method.
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What is "battue" in French?
"battue" in French is battue. battue means: A way of hunting in which people beat sticks against bushes to drive animals out into the open.
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