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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bat•tle•dore (bat′l dôr′, -dōr′),USA pronunciation n., v., -dored, -dor•ing. n. - SportAlso called bat′tledore and shut′tlecock. a game from which badminton was developed, played since ancient times in India and other Asian countries.
- Sporta 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.
v.t., v.i. - to toss or fly back and forth:to battledore the plan among one's colleagues.
- late Middle English batyldo(u)re washing beetle, equivalent. to batyl to beat (clothes) in washing (frequentative of bat1) + -dore dung beetle (beetle1 for beetle2 by way of pun, with allusion to filth on clothes). See dor1 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: battledore /ˈbætəlˌdɔː/ n - 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
Etymology: 15th Century batyldoure, perhaps from Old Provençal batedor a beater, from Old French battre to beat, batter1 |