羽根突き

Etymology
Compound of, from the way that players strike at the feather-covered shuttlecock to bat it back and forth.

First cited to a text from 1678.

Noun

 * 1) Japanese battledore, battledore and shuttlecock
 * A game similar to modern badminton, but played without a net, by using a wooden to hit the  back and forth in the air. Traditionally played in the winter, around the time of New Years.

Verb

 * 1) to play battledore, to play battledore and shuttlecock

Related terms

 * : to hit the shuttlecock → to play battledore and shuttlecock