The Probert Encyclopaedia of Recreation

BADMINTON

Badminton - named after a seat of the Duke of Beaufort, in Gloucestershire - is a game somewhat similar to lawn tennis, played on a rectangular court by two players, or two pairs of players, with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a high net that divides the court in half. Badminton became popular in England as a game for men during the 1960's and developed from the earlier non-competitive game of battledore and shuttlecock.
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