Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

battledore and shuttlecock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: bat-tle-dore and shut-tle-cock
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early version of the game badminton.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But I stayed out a few minutes longer with Adele and Pilot—ran a race with her, and played a game of battledore and shuttlecock."
"At night before I slept alternate horrors of ruin buffeted me this way and that in an endless game of battledore and shuttlecock."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

battledore

Questions

What does battledore and shuttlecock mean?: An early version of the game badminton.

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