BATTLEDORE


Meaning of BATTLEDORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbætldɔ: ]

n. hist. 1 a (in full battledore and shuttlecock) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets. b the racket used in this. 2 a kind of wooden utensil like a paddle, formerly used in washing, baking, etc. [15th c., perh. f. Prov. batedor beater f. batre beat]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.