Nov. 30th, 2005

battledore

Nov. 30th, 2005 07:31 am
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battledore - n., the long-handled racket used in badminton.


Also, the wooden paddle used in the ancestor game, battledore and shuttlecock. Possibly from Provençal batedor, beater.

---L.
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