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Battledore and Shuttlecock

Description:

Battledore and shuttlecock is a traditional game played with a small feathered shuttlecock and two paddles known as battledores. The objective of the game is to keep the shuttlecock in the air using the battledores, without allowing it to touch the ground.

Usages:

Noun - Game:

Battledore and shuttlecock is a popular outdoor game enjoyed by people of all ages.

Example sentence: I used to play battledore and shuttlecock with my friends in the park during summer vacations.

Noun - Equipment:

A battledore is a wooden paddle used to hit the shuttlecock in the game of battledore and shuttlecock.

Example sentence: Make sure to bring your battledores and shuttlecock to the picnic; we can play later.

Verb - Play:

To battledore and shuttlecock means to play the traditional game using paddles and a shuttlecock.

Example sentence: We battledored and shuttlecocked for hours, trying to beat each other's records.

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