battledore
Also called bat·tle·dore and shut·tle·cock [bat-l-dawruhn shuht-l-kok] /ˈbæt lˌdɔr ən ˈʃʌt lˌkɒk/ . 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.
to toss or fly back and forth: to battledore the plan among one's colleagues.
Origin of battledore
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How to use battledore in a sentence
The difference is that instead of racquet and ball, battledore and shuttlecock are used.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainIn brief, the author is trying to get the truth and not merely playing baby-battledore among phrases.
Instigations | Ezra PoundHe made his characters play a game of verbal battledore and shuttlecock.
The English Stage | Augustin FilonIn both towns and villages the streets are the playground, and here they play ball, or battledore and shuttlecock, or fly kites.
Peeps at Many Lands: Japan | John FinnemoreThe girls play battledore and shuttlecock and bounce balls, and the boys spin tops and make them fight.
Peeps at Many Lands: Japan | John Finnemore
British Dictionary definitions for battledore
/ (ˈbætəlˌdɔː) /
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
Origin of battledore
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