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battue in Swedish

battue in Swedish is drev — battue means a way of hunting in which people beat sticks against bushes to drive animals out into the open.

battue in Swedish

drev
noun
(countable, hunting) A hunt performed in this manner.

What does "battue" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. noun A hunt carried out in that way.
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battue in a sentence

  • 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 Swedish?
"battue" in Swedish is drev. battue means: A way of hunting in which people beat sticks against bushes to drive animals out into the open.
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