abature

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US/ˈæb.ə.tjʊɹ/

noun

Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.

OriginOld French abateure →
First used Late 16ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounabature (plural abatures)

plural abatures

  1. plural normallyGrass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.First known use Late 16ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchabateure
  2. Englishabature

From Old French abateure, from the verb abatre (“to knock down, to destroy”). See abate.

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APA

abature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abature

MLA

“abature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abature. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abature,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abature.

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