racket

Japanese: ラケット
racket
〘Noun〙 (raket racket) A tool used to hit the ball in tennis, badminton, table tennis, etc. In tennis and badminton, it is an oval frame with a handle and guts (strings) stretched in a net shape. In table tennis, it is a circular or square board with a handle and sponge or rubber stretched on it. ※Komo Zatsuwa (1787) 1 "The shuttlecock is called a racket, and the shuttlecock is called an ulang."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (raket racket) テニス、バドミントン、卓球などで球を打つのに用いる具。テニス、バドミントンでは柄(え)のついた楕円形のわくにガット(弦)を網状に張ったもの。卓球では柄のついた円形または方形状の板にスポンジやラバーを張る。※紅毛雑話(1787)一「羽子板をラケットといふ、羽根をウーラングといふ」

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