ABATURE

AB'ATURE, noun [from abate.] Grass beaten or trampled down by a stag in passing.

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Ab″a‐ture (ȧb″ȧ‐tū̍r; 135), n. [[F. abatture, fr. abattre. See Abate.]] Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. Crabb.