Racket

Racquet , rak′et, n. a bat for playing tennis: a snow-shoe: an organ-stop: a 17th-cent. musical instrument: ( pl. ) a modern variety of the old game of tennis.— v.t. to strike, as with a racket.— ns. Rack′et- , Racq′uet-court , -ground , a court for playing rackets: a tennis-court; Rack′et-tail , a humming-bird with two feathers like rackets.— adj. Rack′et-tailed . [O. Fr. rachete (Fr. raquette )—Sp. raqueta —Ar. rāhat , the palm of the hand.]