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battledore

 

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Noun battledore has 2 senses
  1. badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore - a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
    --1 is a kind of racket, racquet
  2. battledore, battledore and shuttlecock - an ancient racket game
    --2 is a kind of badminton

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Battledore

Noun

A battledore is a type of racket or paddle used in various sports or activities.

Sense 1:

In badminton, a battledore refers to the lightweight racket used to hit the shuttlecock.

Example sentence: She quickly returned the shuttlecock with her battledore.

Sense 2:

In historical terms, battledore also represents a wooden paddle-like instrument used to play a children's game.

Example sentence: The children had fun hitting the feathered shuttlecock with their wooden battledores.

Verb

Battledore can also be used as a verb.

Sense 1:

To battledore means to vigorously hit or strike an object, resembling the action of playing with a battledore.

Example sentence: They battledored the ball back and forth across the court.

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