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battledore and shuttlecock

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Noun1.battledore and shuttlecock - an ancient racket game
battledore
badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net


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Alec, stopping to nod and smile at the bright-faced figure resting on the old bamboo chair, after a lively game of battledore and shuttlecock, in place of a run which a storm prevented.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
It was as though the South, North, East, and West winds were all playing battledore and shuttlecock with it at once.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
But I stayed out a few minutes longer with Adele and Pilot--ran a race with her, and played a game of battledore and shuttlecock.
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