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| battledore |
an Asian predecessor of badminton, played with a wooden paddle and a shuttlecock. [2 definitions] |
| canoe |
a narrow, open boat with curved sides and pointed ends, usu. propelled by paddle. [2/3 definitions] |
| paddle |
to use a paddle, esp. to propel a canoe or the like. [3/8 definitions] |
| paddleball |
a game played on a handball court following handball rules, but in which the ball, resembling a tennis ball, is hit with a short-handled, perforated paddle. |
| paddlefish |
a large fish, found in the Mississippi and Yangtze river basins, that has a long flat snout shaped like a paddle. |
| plesiosaur |
an extinct marine reptile of the Mesozoic era having paddle-like limbs, a large flat body, and a short tail. |
| racket2 |
a paddle with a short handle, used to hit the ball in the game of table tennis. [1/3 definitions] |
| sea turtle |
any of the species of large marine turtles with paddle-shaped limbs, such as loggerheads and leatherbacks, found in warm-water seas. |
| showboat |
a boat, esp. a paddle-wheel steamer, with a troupe of actors and a theater, that tours river towns. [1/3 definitions] |
| side-wheel |
of a steamboat, having a paddle wheel on each side. |
| slapstick |
a paddle or lath used by clowns and the like to strike other entertainers with a loud clap. [1/2 definitions] |
| spank1 |
to strike (someone, usu. a child) with the open hand or a paddle, esp. on the buttocks, for punishment. [1/2 definitions] |
| stern-wheeler |
a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern. |
| tetherball |
a game, usu. played by two people, in which a ball suspended by a cord from a post is hit with the hand or a paddle, the object being to wrap the cord fully around the post. |
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