Battledore and Shuttlecock
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Battledore and Shuttlecock.
Battledore and Shuttlecock o Jeu de Volantis es un antiguo juego parecido al actual bádminton.
Battledore se refiere a una raqueta similar a las de tenis o badminton. Shuttlecock significa volante o pluma, en inglés.
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Battledore and Shuttlecock — or Jeu de Volantis is an early game similar to that of modern Badminton. This game is played by two persons with small rackets, called battledores, made of parchment or rows of gut stretched across wooden frames, and shuttlecocks, made of a base… … Wikipedia
battledore and shuttlecock — ▪ game children s game played by two persons using small rackets called battledores, which are made of parchment, plastic, or rows of gut or nylon stretched across wooden frames, and shuttlecocks, made of a base of some light material, such … Universalium
battledore and shuttlecock — noun an ancient racket game • Syn: ↑battledore • Hypernyms: ↑badminton * * * noun : a game of ancient Oriental origin that evolved into badminton * * * battledore and shuttlecock, an old game played by two persons, somewhat resembling badminton … Useful english dictionary
shuttlecock — [shut′ lkäk΄] n. 1. in badminton or other similar games, a rounded piece of cork having a flat end stuck with feathers or, now, a piece of plastic formed to resemble this: it is struck back and forth across a net with rackets or paddles 2. the… … English World dictionary
battledore — [bat′ l dôr΄] n. [ME batildore < OProv batedor, beater < OFr battre (see BATTER1): sp. infl. by ME betel, BEETLE2] 1. a flat paddle or racket used to hit a shuttlecock back and forth in a game (called battledore and shuttlecock) from which… … English World dictionary
battledore — at tle*dore n. same as {battledoor}. Syn: battledore and shuttlecock. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battledore — /ˈbætldɔ/ (say batldaw) noun 1. an instrument shaped like a tennis racquet, but smaller, used in striking a shuttlecock in play. 2. a wooden bat shaped instrument used in washing or smoothing clothes. –verb (battledored, battledoring) –verb (i) 3 …
Shuttlecock — Unreferenced|date=June 2007 A shuttlecock is a high drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered… … Wikipedia
battledore — /bat l dawr , dohr /, n., v., battledored, battledoring. n. 1. Also called battledore and shuttlecock. a game from which badminton was developed, played since ancient times in India and other Asian countries. 2. a light racket for striking the… … Universalium
battledore — [ bat(ə)ldɔ:] noun 1》 (also battledore 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.… … English new terms dictionary
