BATTLEDOOR

battledoor. Battledoor, n. an instrument to strike shuttlecocks

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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. 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.
2. 2. [[OE. battleder.]] A child's hornbook. Halliwell.