BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient racket game

Synonyms:

battledore; battledore and shuttlecock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("battledore and shuttlecock" is a kind of...):

badminton (a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net)

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