Definitions for battledores

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battledores bat·tle·dore

Spelling: [bat-l-dawr, -dohr]

IPA: /ˈbæt lˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr/

Battledores is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 1283 anagrams from letters in battledores (abdeelorstt).

Definitions for battledores

noun

1. Also called battledore and shuttlecock. a game from which badminton was developed, played since ancient times in India and other Asian countries.
2. a light racket for striking the shuttlecock in this game.
3. a 17th- and 18th-century hornbook of wood or cardboard, used as a child's primer.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to toss or fly back and forth:

Origin of battledores

1400-50; late Middle English batyldo(u)re washing beetle, equivalent to batyl to beat (clothes) in washing (frequentative of bat¹) + -dore dung beetle (

Examples for battledores

The voice of the battledore is silent in the entrance-hall, and the shuttlecock sleeps.

But their especial delight was our battledore and shuttlecocks.

He hastened to the maker of the battledore—but arrived too late!

Companion in battledore and shuttlecock, Romane de Clos-Vougeot!

The difference is that instead of racquet and ball, battledore and shuttlecock are used.

She held it with one hand, as she poised her battledore with the other.

When my battledore and shuttle-cock comes, I'll let you all play with 'em.

Why do we hear a noise when we strike the shuttlecock with the battledore?

There is no battledore long enough to reach him in either way.

Do you not feel that the girls should not be chucked about like balls from a battledore?