'battledore' definitions:
Definition of 'battledore'
(from WordNet)
noun
A light long-handled racket used by badminton players [syn: badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore]
noun
An ancient racket game [syn: battledore, battledore and shuttlecock]
Definition of 'battledore'
From: GCIDE
- battledoor \bat"tle*door`\, n. [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See Battle, n.]
- 1. An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock. [Also spelled battledore.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. [OE. battleder.] A child's hornbook. [Obs.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'battledore'
From: GCIDE
- battledore \bat"tle*dore\ n. same as battledoor.
- Syn: battledore and shuttlecock. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'battledore'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abecedarium,
- abecedary,
- agate,
- alphabet book,
- baleen,
- ball,
- baseball bat,
- bat,
- bauble,
- blocks,
- casebook,
- checkerboard,
- chessboard,
- chewing gum,
- club,
- cockhorse,
- cricket bat,
- cue,
- doll,
- doll carriage,
- elastic,
- elastomer,
- exercise book,
- gewgaw,
- gimcrack,
- golf club,
- gradus,
- grammar,
- gum,
- gum elastic,
- handball,
- hobbyhorse,
- hornbook,
- jack-in-the-box,
- jacks,
- jackstones,
- jackstraws,
- jumping jack,
- kickshaw,
- knickknack,
- Lastex,
- manual,
- manual of instruction,
- marble,
- marionette,
- mig,
- paper doll,
- pick-up sticks,
- pinwheel,
- plaything,
- primer,
- puppet,
- racket,
- rag doll,
- reader,
- rocking horse,
- rubber,
- rubber ball,
- rubber band,
- schoolbook,
- spandex,
- speller,
- spelling book,
- sport,
- spring,
- springboard,
- steelie,
- stretch fabric,
- t,
- taw,
- teetotum,
- text,
- top,
- toy,
- toy soldier,
- trampoline,
- trinket,
- whalebone,
- whim-wham,
- workbook