[Named from the Duke of Beaufort’s country seat.]
1. A cooling summer drink; see quot.
1853. Whyte-Melville, Digby Gr., ix. ‘Badminton,’ that grateful compound of mingled claret, sugar, and soda-water.
1870. Disraeli, Lothair, xxx. (D.). Soothed or stimulated by fragrant cheroots or beakers of Badminton.
2. A game resembling lawn-tennis, played with shuttle-cocks instead of balls.
1874. Daily News, 25 March, 5/6. Played a game at Badminton with two ladies.
