BAT'TLE-DOOR, noun bat'tl-dore. An instrument of play, with a handle and a flat board or palm, used to strike a ball or shuttle-cock; a racket.
1. A child's horn book. [Not in use in U.S.]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
BAT'TLE-DOOR, noun bat'tl-dore. An instrument of play, with a handle and a flat board or palm, used to strike a ball or shuttle-cock; a racket.
1. A child's horn book. [Not in use in U.S.]