Battledore and shuttlecock
also called battledore and shuttlec-ck. a game from which badminton was developed, played since ancient times in india and other asian countries.
a light racket for striking the shuttlec-ck 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.
noun
also called battledore and shuttlec-ck. an ancient racket game
a light racket, smaller than a tennis racket, used for striking the shuttlec-ck in this game
(formerly) a wooden utensil used for beating clothes, in baking, etc
n.
mid-15c., “bat-like implement used in washing clothes,” of unknown origin, perhaps from old provençal batedor, spanish batidor “beater, bat,” from batir “to beat;” perhaps blended with middle english betel “hammer, mallet.” as a trype of racket used in a game, from 1590s.
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