racquet
racquets, (used with a singular verb) a game played with rackets and a ball by two or four persons on a four-walled court.
Origin of racquet
1Words that may be confused with racquet
- racket, racquet
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How to use racquet in a sentence
He tweaked his racquet size, the tennis equivalent of flailing in the water.
Roger Federer’s U.S. Open Defeat Was Bad, but He’s Not Dead Yet | Sujay Kumar | September 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“What a capital fellow he is,” continued Montagu, leaning on his racquet and looking after him, as Russell left the court.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarThe difference is that instead of racquet and ball, battledore and shuttlecock are used.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainHe showed him the racquet-court, happily completed, and the chapel, unhappily still in need of funds.
The Longest Journey | E. M. ForsterTen Eyck and Winifred offered Forbes a racquet in their tennis game, but he preferred to be alone with his loneliness.
What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
Granton was harassing her with his short cut, which fell before her racquet reached it nearly every time.
A Book o' Nine Tales. | Arlo Bates
British Dictionary definitions for racquet
/ (ˈrækɪt) /
a variant spelling of racket 2
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