battledore

Noun

Meaning

a light long-handled racket used by badminton players

an ancient racket game

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

battledore and shuttlecock badminton racket badminton racquet ram agate marionette pall-mall club shuttlecock ball block grammar pin elastic batter

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Antonyms

legion diamond high degree billions of large quantity significant amount

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Hypernyms

racket badminton racquet

Anagrams

tetralobed

Examples

Battledore and shuttlecock's a wery good game, vhen you an't the shuttlecock and two lawyers the battledores, in which case it gets too excitin' to be pleasant. Charles Dickens

Close letter words and terms

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