RACKET

racket. Racket, n. a noise, a thing to strike a tennis-ball

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Rack″et (răk″ĕt), n. [[F. raquette; cf. Sp. raqueta, It. racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and fr. L. rete a net (cf. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar. rāha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike the ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.]] [Written also racquet.] 1. 1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.
Each one has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in a racket. Bancroft. 2. 2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; — chiefly in the plural. Chaucer.
3. 3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
4. 4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.