battledore and shuttlecock
nounUK /ˈbætəldɔːr ənd ˈʃʌtəlkɒk/
US /ˈbætəldɔːr ənd ˈʃʌtəlkɑːk/
A game where you hit a small feathered object back and forth with a small racket.
The children played battledore and shuttlecock in the garden.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The equipment used in the game, consisting of a small racket and a shuttlecock.
She packed the battledore and shuttlecock for the picnic.
3. An old-fashioned game similar to badminton, often played without a net.
In the 18th century, battledore and shuttlecock was a popular parlor game.
4. A children's game in which players keep a shuttlecock in the air using small paddles.
They kept the shuttlecock aloft for over a minute in battledore and shuttlecock.