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battle-axe |
battle-hardened |
battle-scarred |
battled |
battledoor |
battledore
| battledore and shuttlecock
| battlefield
| battlefront
| battleful
| battleground
battledore
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun battledore has 2 senses
- battledore(n = noun.artifact) badminton racket, badminton racquet - a light long-handled racket used by badminton players; Array is a kind of racket, racquet
- battledore(n = noun.act) battledore and shuttlecock - an ancient racket game; Array is a kind of badminton
OXFORD DICTIONARY
battledore, n. hist.
1 a (in full battledore and shuttlecock) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets. b the racket used in this.
2 a kind of wooden utensil like a paddle, formerly used in washing, baking, etc.
1 a (in full battledore and shuttlecock) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets. b the racket used in this.
2 a kind of wooden utensil like a paddle, formerly used in washing, baking, etc.
Etymology
15th c., perh. f. Prov. batedor beater f. batre beat
THESAURUS
battledore
Lastex, abecedarium, abecedary, agate, alphabet book, baleen, ball, baseball bat, bat, bauble, blocks, casebook, checkerboard, chessboard, chewing gum, club, cockhorse, cricket bat, cue, doll, doll carriage, elastic, elastomer, exercise book, gewgaw, gimcrack, golf club, gradus, grammar, gum, gum elastic, handball, hobbyhorse, hornbook, jack-in-the-box, jacks, jackstones, jackstraws, jumping jack, kickshaw, knickknack, manual, manual of instruction, marble, marionette, mig, paper doll, pick-up sticks, pinwheel, plaything, primer, puppet, racket, rag doll, reader, rocking horse, rubber, rubber ball, rubber band, schoolbook, spandex, speller, spelling book, sport, spring, springboard, steelie, stretch fabric, t, taw, teetotum, text, top, toy, toy soldier, trampoline, trinket, whalebone, whim-wham, workbook
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