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Definition racket

Etymology 1

From Middle English raket. Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). Possibly from Arabic ?????? ??????? (r??at al-yad, “palm of the hand”), although this is doubtful. Instead, the term is more likely to be derived from Dutch raketsen, from Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”).

Noun

racket (plural rackets)

1. (countable) A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.
2. (Canada) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
3. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

Verb

racket (third-person singular simple present rackets, present participle racketing, simple past and past participle racketed)

1. To strike with, or as if with, a racket.

Etymology 2

Attested since the 1500s, of unclear origin; possibly a metathesis of the dialectal term rattick (“rattle”).

Noun

racket (plural rackets)

1. A loud noise.
2. A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.
3. (dated, slang) A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
4. (dated, slang) Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.

Verb

racket (third-person singular simple present rackets, present participle racketing, simple past and past participle racketed)

1. (intransitive) To make a clattering noise.
2. (intransitive, dated) To be dissipated; to carouse.

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