Associations to the word «Battledore»
Wiktionary
BATTLEDORE, noun. A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
BATTLEDORE, noun. The racket used in this game.
BATTLEDORE, noun. (obsolete) A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.
BATTLEDORE, noun. (obsolete) A bat or beetle used in washing clothes.
BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK, noun. (obsolete) An early version of the game badminton.
Dictionary definition
BATTLEDORE, noun. A light long-handled racket used by badminton players.
BATTLEDORE, noun. An ancient racket game.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.