Badminton
Pronunciation : Bad"min*ton
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.]
Definition : 1. A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
2. A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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