Found 2 items, similar to battledore.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: battledore battledore n 1: a light long-handled racket used by badminton players [syn: badminton racket, badminton racquet] 2: an ancient racket game [syn: battledore and shuttlecock]
English → English (gcide) Definition: battledore battledore \bat"tle*dore\ n. same as battledoor. Syn: battledore and shuttlecock. [WordNet 1.5] battledoor \bat"tle*door`\, n. [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See Battle, n.] 1. An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock. [Also spelled battledore.] [1913 Webster] 2. [OE. battleder.] A child's hornbook. [Obs.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]