battledore
batt·le·dore
noun
1.
a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
2.
Origin
From Middle English batildore, batylledore, batildure, batyldoure, batyndore, probably as a blend of Middle English betel (“bat, club”) and Old Occitan batedor (“beater, bat”).
Phrases
- know a B from a battledore
- know B from a battledore
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Word family
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