lˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr noun
1.
Also called battledore and shuttlecock. a game from which badminton was developed, played since ancient times in India and other Asian countries.
2.
a light racket for striking the shuttlecock in this game.
3.
a 17th- and 18th-century hornbook of wood or cardboard, used as a child's primer.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to toss or fly back and forth: to battledore the plan among one's colleagues.
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: battledore and shuttlecock an ancient racket game |
| 2. | a light racket, smaller than a tennis racket, used for striking the shuttlecock in this game |
| 3. | (formerly) a wooden utensil used for beating clothes, in baking, etc |
| [C15 batyldoure, perhaps from Old Provençal batedor a beater, from Old French battre to beat, | |
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