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battledores

The correct spelling is battledores.

How to pronounce battledores

noun

Say it like: Bat-tle-dor-es

The correct spelling is battledores. A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
  2. 2.The racket used in this game.
  3. 3.A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.
  4. 4.A bat or beetle used in washing clothes.

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