rack·ets (r k  ts)pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) |
rackets [ˈrækɪts]n (Individual Sports, other than specified) (functioning as singular)a. a game similar to squash played in a large four-walled court by two or four players using rackets and a small hard ball b. (as modifier) a rackets court a rackets championship
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| He wos a wery peaceful, inoffendin' little creetur, and wos alvays a-bustlin' about for somebody, or playin' rackets and never vinnin'; till at last the turnkeys they got quite fond on him, and he wos in the lodge ev'ry night, a-chattering vith 'em, and tellin' stories, and all that 'ere. In the center was a mahogany table, covered with books, and smokers' implements; the walls were decorated with college trophies and colors--flags, posters, photographs and knickknacks--tennis rackets, canoe paddles, golf clubs, and polo sticks. The young lady, however, is also very intimate with some third-rate Italians, with whom she rackets about in a way that makes much talk. |