battledore
/ˈbætldɔː(r)/noun
historical <史>
1
- （亦作battledore and shuttlecock）[mass noun] a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets, a forerunner of badminton板羽球游戏。
1.1
- count noun the small racket used in this板羽球球拍。
2
- a wooden paddle-shaped implement formerly used in washing clothes for beating and stirring（过去洗衣时拍打搅动用的）桨状木板。
词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： perhaps from Provençal batedor 'beater'， from batre 'to beat'.