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battledore
[ bat-l-dawr, -dohr ]
/ ˈbæt lˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr /
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noun
Also called battledore and shuttlecock. a game from which badminton was developed, played since ancient times in India and other Asian countries.
a light racket for striking the shuttlecock in this game.
a 17th- and 18th-century hornbook of wood or cardboard, used as a child's primer.
verb (used with or without object), bat·tle·dored, bat·tle·dor·ing.
to toss or fly back and forth: to battledore the plan among one's colleagues.
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battledore
/ (ˈbætəlˌdɔː) /
noun
Also called: battledore and shuttlecock an ancient racket game
a light racket, smaller than a tennis racket, used for striking the shuttlecock in this game
(formerly) a wooden utensil used for beating clothes, in baking, etc
Word Origin for battledore
C15 batyldoure, perhaps from Old Provençal batedor a beater, from Old French battre to beat, batter 1
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