abature

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abature (plural abatures)

  1. (usually in the plural) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. [Late 16th century.][1]

References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abature”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.