racquet

[ rak-it ]

noun

1. racquets, (used with a singular verb) a game played with rackets and a ball by two or four persons on a four-walled court.
2. racket ²( defs 1, 2, 4 ).

racquet

/ ˈrækɪt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of racket 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of racquet¹

Variant of racket ²

Example Sentences

He tweaked his racquet size, the tennis equivalent of flailing in the water.

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“What a capital fellow he is,” continued Montagu, leaning on his racquet and looking after him, as Russell left the court.

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The difference is that instead of racquet and ball, battledore and shuttlecock are used.

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He showed him the racquet-court, happily completed, and the chapel, unhappily still in need of funds.

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Ten Eyck and Winifred offered Forbes a racquet in their tennis game, but he preferred to be alone with his loneliness.

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Granton was harassing her with his short cut, which fell before her racquet reached it nearly every time.

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