court tennis

court tennis
noun Date: circa 1890 a game played with a ball and racket in an enclosed court divided by a net

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  • Court tennis — Tennis Ten nis, n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to hold (see {Tenable}).] A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Court tennis — Court ten nis (k?rt t?n n?s). See under {Tennis}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • court tennis — n. see TENNIS …   English World dictionary

  • court tennis — noun an ancient form of tennis played in a four walled court • Syn: ↑royal tennis, ↑real tennis • Hypernyms: ↑tennis, ↑lawn tennis * * * ˌcourt ˈtennis 7 [court tennis] …   Useful english dictionary

  • court tennis — court′ ten nis n. spo tennis played indoors on a court having a net and high cement walls off which the ball may also be played • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Cf. penthouse (def …   Universalium

  • court tennis — noun N. Amer. real tennis …   English new terms dictionary

  • court tennis — /kɔt ˈtɛnəs/ (say kawt tenuhs) noun US → royal tennis …  

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