battledore

bat tle dore |ˈbatlˌdôr ˈbædldɔr | ▶noun historical (also battledore and shuttlecock ) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets; a forerunner of badminton. • the small racket used in this. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘a paddle-shaped implement used in washing clothes ’): perhaps from Provençal batedor ‘beater, paddle, ’ from batre ‘to beat. ’

battledore

battledore |ˈbat (ə )ldɔː | ▶noun historical 1 (also battledore and shuttlecock ) [ mass noun ] a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets, a forerunner of badminton. • [ count noun ] the small racket used in the game of battledore. 2 a wooden paddle-shaped implement formerly used in washing clothes for beating and stirring. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): perhaps from Provençal batedor ‘beater ’, from batre ‘to beat ’.

battledore

bat tle dore /bǽt (ə )ldɔ̀ː r /名詞 1 C (羽根つき バドミントンの )羽子板, ラケット .2 羽根つき遊び (battledore and shuttlecock ).