n.
Pronunciation: ba- ' tü, - ' tyü
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from feminine of battu, past participle of battre to beat
Date: 1816
: the beating of woods and bushes to flush game also : a hunt in which this procedure is used
n.
Pronunciation: ba- ' tü, - ' tyü
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from feminine of battu, past participle of battre to beat
Date: 1816
: the beating of woods and bushes to flush game also : a hunt in which this procedure is used
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012