battledore

bat·tle·dore  (btl-dôr)

n.

1.

a. An early form of badminton played with a flat wooden paddle and a shuttlecock.

b. The paddle used in this game.

2. A badminton racket.

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[Middle English batildore, perhaps blend of betel, bat; see beetle³ and Old Provençal batedor, bat (from battre, to beat, from Late Latin battere; see batter¹).]

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battledore [ˈbæt^əlˌdɔː]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) Also called battledore and shuttlecock an ancient racket game

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) a light racket, smaller than a tennis racket, used for striking the shuttlecock in this game

3. (Engineering / Tools) (formerly) a wooden utensil used for beating clothes, in baking, etc.

[C15 batyldoure, perhaps from Old Provençal batedor a beater, from Old French battre to beat, batter¹]

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battledore - Can refer to various tools, such as the paddle of a canoe or a utensil for inserting loaves into an oven or wares into a kiln.

See also related terms for kiln.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	battledore - a light long-handled racket used by badminton players badminton racket, badminton racquet badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net racquet, racket - a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
	2.	battledore - an ancient racket game battledore and shuttlecock badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net

Translations

battledore [ˈbætldɔːʳ] N → raqueta f de bádminton
battledore and shuttlecock antiguo juego predecesor del bádminton

battledore

n → (Federball)schläger m; battledore and shuttlecock → Federball m