Battledore and Shuttlecock

a game played by two players. Each is provided with a bat or battledore, shaped somewhat like a small tennis racket. The shuttlecock consists of a cork dressed out with feathers. It is thrown into the air and batted back and forth from one player to the other, each aiming to prevent its falling to the floor at his end of the room. Whenever a player fails to return the shuttlecock, his opponent scores one.