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battue
noun
Indiscriminate slaughter
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bəˈt(j)uː
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noun
Indiscriminate slaughter
“A bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered”
noun
A hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
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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
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