racquet
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racket or racquet2 (ˈrækɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a bat consisting of an open network of nylon or other strings stretched in an oval frame with a handle, used to strike the ball in tennis, badminton, etc |
| 2. | a snowshoe shaped like a tennis racket |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to strike (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) with a racket |
| [C16: from French raquette, from Arabic rāhat palm of the hand] | |
| racquet or racquet2 | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: from French raquette, from Arabic rāhat palm of the hand] | |
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Racquet
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| racquet (ˈrækɪt) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of racket | |
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Word Origin & History
racquet
c.1500, "device used in tennis, etc.," probably originally "tennis-like game played with open hand" (c.1385), from Fr. requette "racket, palm of the hand," perhaps via It. racchetta or Sp. raqueta, both from Arabic rahat, a form of raha "palm of the hand." Racquetball first recorded 1972.
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Example sentences
Guests may also enjoy the resort's spa and fitness and racquet club.
Oddly enough, there is no sound when your racquet hits the ball down the court.
The fuzz allows the ball to better interact with the air it is traveling in, the playing surface, and the racquet.
These efforts are in my mind akin to squashing an ants' nest with a tennis racquet.
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