Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Battue

Battue ({not transcribed}) , noun

[French battue, from battre to beat. See Batter, transitive verb, and compare Battuta.]

(a)
(Hunting) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.
(b)
(Hunting) The game itself.
(c)
(Hunting) The wanton slaughter of game. — Howitt