lawn tennis
tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
Origin of lawn tennis
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How to use lawn tennis in a sentence
I played lawn tennis in the morning, and after lunch down with Graham to Apia.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonAs for me, I have to lay aside my lawn tennis, having (as was to be expected) had a smart but eminently brief hemorrhage.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson"Lawn-tennis racket," suggested Kate, who knew country ways.
Daybreak | Florence A. SitwellI am a healthy normal subject, and recently won the lawn-tennis singles at our local tournament.
In 1876 tennis scoring was adopted, and it was the general opinion that lawn-tennis had come to stay.
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British Dictionary definitions for lawn tennis
tennis played on a grass court
the formal name for tennis
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