[ 'bat(ə)ldɔ: ]
■ noun
1》 (also ~ and shuttlecock ) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets, a forerunner of badminton.
↘the small racket used in this game.
2》 a wooden paddle-shaped implement formerly used to beat and stir washing.
Origin
ME: perh. from Provençal batedor 'beater', from batre 'to beat'.