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rack·ets  (rkts)
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
Variant of racquets.
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.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
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 Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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.
Daisy Miller by James, Henry View in context
 
 
 
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