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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  battledoor \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. 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. [Also spelled {battledore}.]
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     2. [OE. battleder.] A child's hornbook. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
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