court tennis
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noun
a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court.Compare penthouse (def. 7), tambour (def. 7), winning opening.
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Origin of court tennis
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby court tennis
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