Definition of "battledore" in English

noun

1. A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.

2. The racket used in this game.

3. (obsolete) A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.

4. (historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.