RACKET

I. noun or racquet Etymology: Middle French raquette, ultimately from Medieval Latin rasceta wrist, carpus, modification of Arabic rusgh wrist Date: circa 1520 a lightweight implement that consists of a netting (as of nylon) stretched in a usually oval open frame with a handle attached and that is used for striking the ball or shuttlecock in various games (as tennis, racquets, or badminton), a game for two or four players with ball and ~ on a 4-walled court, II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1565 confused clattering noise ; clamor , 2. social whirl or excitement, the strain of exciting or trying experiences, 3. a fraudulent scheme, enterprise, or activity, a usually illegitimate enterprise made workable by bribery or intimidation, an easy and lucrative means of livelihood, occupation , business , III. intransitive verb Date: 1609 to engage in active social life, to move with or make a ~