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rac·quet /ˈrækət/
球拍,拍球戲之一種,球拍型雪鞋
Rack·et n. [Written also racquet.]
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 [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in a racket. --Bancroft.
2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.
3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. [Canada]
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.
racquet
n : a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an
oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings)
used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
[syn: racket]