[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

badminton \bad"minton\, n. from the name of the seat of the
   duke of beaufort in england.
   1. a game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
      1913 webster

   2. a preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

badminton
     n : a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
         used to volley a shuttlecock over a net

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