Origin of "badminton"

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tamguatlay
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Origin of "badminton"

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Why is it "badminton" and not "batminton"? It seems we play badminton with something which looks like a bat.

Is there an origin for "badminton", which caused it to be spelt thus?

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Re: Origin of "badminton"

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Yes, there's a historical origin:
Badminton is a village in Gloucestershire, England, where the game in its modern form was first played, in about 1873.
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