Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BAT'TLE-DOOR
BAT'TLE-DOOR, n. [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. – Locke.
- A child's horn-book. [Not in use in the United States.]
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