Definition of Battledore and shuttlecock

1. Noun. An ancient racket game.

Exact synonyms: Battledore
Generic synonyms: Badminton

Definition of Battledore and shuttlecock

1. Noun. (obsolete) An early version of the game ''badminton''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battledore And Shuttlecock

battle plan
battle rapper
battle royal
battle ship
battle sight
battle stations
battleax
battleaxe
battleaxes
battlebus
battlebuses
battlecruiser
battlecruisers
battled
battledore
battledore and shuttlecock (current term)
battledore placenta
battledores
battledress
battlefield
battlefields
battlefleet
battlefleets
battlefront
battlefronts
battleful
battleground
battlegrounds
battlegroup
battlegroups

Literary usage of Battledore and shuttlecock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reconstruction and Union, 1865-1912 by Paul Leland Haworth (1912)
"CHAPTER VI battledore and shuttlecock ON the 4th of March, 1885, a great throng gathered before the east ..."

2. The Journal of Health (1831)
"... but not allowed to touch the ground ; skipping with the rope ; and battledore and shuttlecock. One of the best exercises both in gymnastics and ..."

3. Later Leaves: Being the Further Reminiscences of Montagu Williams by Montagu Stephen Williams (1891)
"Royal Commissions—Mr. Ritchie's statement—Torrens' and Cross's Acts—A game of battledore and shuttlecock—The Shaftesbury Acts—Earl Compton's ..."

4. Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin by Laurence Binyon (1900)
"O'Connell and Peel playing battledore and shuttlecock with the Whis: M inistry. Pen and pencil; roy., 10| x HJ in. Political sketches, No. 649. Rev. ..."

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