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i. [RACKET (1), 8.] To knock about; to frolic. "The last fortnight or three weeks I have racketed about like other people."-E. Carter: Letters , i. 92. răck-ět (2), v. t. [RACKET (2), s.] To strike. as with a racket; to to . "Thus, like a tennis-ball, is poor man racketed from one temptation to another." -Hewyt: Nine Sermons, p. 60. răc-kět-er, subst . [Eng. racket (1), v.; -er.] A person given to racketing or noisy frolic; a gay or di ipated person. "I shall be a racketer , I doubt."-Richardson: Sir C. Grand is on, i. 117. răc-kětt, *răk-kett, subst . [Etym. doubtful.] Music : 1. An obsolete wind instrument of the double ba oon kind, having ventages, but no keys. It was not of an extended compa , being incapable of producing harmonics. It was a double-reed instrument, the reed being at the end of a tube through which the player blew. The tone was nasal and produced with difficulty. The rackett was improved by Denner at the beginning of the last century, but was not able to hold its own against the then much superior ba oon. 2. An organ stop of 16 ft. or 8 ft. pitch. răck-ět-ỹ, răck'-ět-tý, adj. [Eng. racket (1), IMG:content-0158.png:[blocks in formation] Racovian-catechism A. As adj .: Of or belonging to Racow. B. As subst.: A Socinian belonging to Racow, where that sect had a celebrated school or college. Racovian-catechism, s . Theol., .: A catechism containing a popular exposition of the Socinian creed. Properly speaking there were two, a smaller and a larger, both published in Germany by Smalcius, the former in 1605, the latter in 1608. The larger one was translated into English in 1652, probably by John Biddle. răc-quět (quask), s. [RACKET (2), 8.] rāç'-ỹ, a. [From race (2), s.] 1. Strongly flavored; tasting of the soil. "The racy juice Strong with delicious flavor, strikes the sense." Philips: Cereal i a. 2. Having a strong distinctive character; spirited, pungent, piquant. "Rich racy verses in which we The soil, from which they come, taste, smell, and see." Cowley: Answer to a Copy of Verses. *răd (1), pret . of v. [RIDE, ν.] *răd (2), *red, *radde, pret . of v. [READ.] răd, s. [See def.] A contract. of Radical (q. v.). "They say the Rads are going to throw us over." - B . Disraeli: Coningsby.