badminton
bad·min·ton
noun
1.
a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
Origin
The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun (“estate of (a man called) Baduhelm”), from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.
Phrases
- badminton ball
- badminton court
- badminton player
- badminton racket
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