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English to English noun
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a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter |  | source: wordnet30
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indiscriminate slaughter | | Example: a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
a huge prison battue was ordered
source: wordnet30
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The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game. | | source: webster1913
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