Battledore and Shuttlecock
- Battledore and Shuttlecock
Battledore and Shuttlecock or Jeu de Volantis is an early game similar to that of modern Badminton.
This game is played by two persons with small rackets, called battledores, made of parchment or rows of gut stretched across wooden frames, and shuttlecocks, made of a base of some light material, like cork, with trimmed feathers fixed round the top.[Encyclopedia Britannica Eleventh Edition article on Battledore and Shuttlecock] ]The object of the players is to bat the shuttlecock from one to the other as many times as possible without allowing it to fall to the ground.
Games with a shuttlecock are believed to have originated in ancient Greece about 2000 years ago. From there they spread via the Indo-Greek kingdoms to India and then further east to China and Siam. [ [http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Battledore-Shuttlecock.htm Battledore and Shuttlecock, procured from the Online Guide to Traditional Games] ]
There are Greek drawings extant representing a game almost identical with battledore and shuttlecock, and it has been popular in India, China, Japan, and Siam for at least 2000 years. In Europe it has been played by children for centuries. A further development is Badminton.Notes
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battledore — at tle*dore n. same as {battledoor}. Syn: battledore and shuttlecock. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battledore — /ˈbætldɔ/ (say batldaw) noun 1. an instrument shaped like a tennis racquet, but smaller, used in striking a shuttlecock in play. 2. a wooden bat shaped instrument used in washing or smoothing clothes. –verb (battledored, battledoring) –verb (i) 3 …
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battledore — [ bat(ə)ldɔ:] noun 1》 (also battledore and shuttlecock) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets, a forerunner of badminton. ↘the small racket used in this game. 2》 a wooden paddle shaped implement formerly used to beat and stir washing.… … English new terms dictionary
