Definition of Rackets. Meaning of Rackets. Synonyms of Rackets

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Definition of Rackets

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Racket Rack"et, n. A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket. [Slang]
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Racket Rack"et, n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp. raquets, It. racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and fr. L. rete a net (cf. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar. r[=a]ha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike the ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.] [Written also racquet.] 1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in a racket. --Bancroft. 2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. --Chaucer. 3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. [Canada] 4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground. Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.
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Racket Rack"et, v. t. To strike with, or as with, a racket. Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another. --Hewyt.
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Racket Rack"et, n. [Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.] 1. confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport. 2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang]
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Racket Rack"et, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Racketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Racketing.] 1. To make a confused noise or racket. 2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. --Sterne. 3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang]

Meaning of Rackets from wikipedia

- Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket-and-ball sport pla**** by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber...
- to play tennis, badminton, squash, racquetball and other racket sports Rackets (sport), a particular sports discipline related to squash pla**** indoors...
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- those used in table tennis, and such rackets are called a paddle or bat. Collectively, sporting games using rackets and paddles are all known as racket...
- Rackets or racquets is an indoor racket sport pla**** in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. It is infrequently called "hard rackets" to distinguish...
- each payer can pay the fee on a regular basis and on time. Protections rackets can vary in terms of their levels of sophistication or organization; it...
- in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object. Rackets consist of a handled frame with an open hoop that supports a network of...
- Kenneth Arthur Wagg (March 6, 1909-May 7, 2000) was an English rackets player, banker, and theatrical producer. Wagg was born in 1909; his great-grandfather...
- Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on...
- Victor Rackets Industrial Corporation (stylized as VICTOR) is a Chinese manufacturer of sporting equipment with products ranging from badminton and squash...