Well attestedNamed from the place
badminton
noun · first attested 1860s
The sport is named for an English country house.
A racket game played with a shuttlecock.
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Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 1860s
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Badminton
- Step 2
Badminton House
- In English
badminton
The modern game took its English name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, where it was played in the 19th century. Related shuttlecock games are older and not English.
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