† back-racketn.
Obsolete.
The return of a ball in tennis; figurative a counter-charge, ‘tu quoque’.
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the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [noun] > an answer, response > in defence > in response to a charge
answerOE
replication1587
back-racket1608
countercharge1706
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > real tennis > [noun] > types of play or stroke
chasec1440
loss1591
volley1596
bandy1598
back-racket1608
service1611
force1662
serve1688
serving1688
Renshaw smash1881
pass1888
railroad service1890
kicker1936
1608 T. Middleton Trick to catch Old-one iv. sig. G2 He plaies at back-Racket with me.
1638 D. Featley Transubstant. Exploded 3 Bandie the tearmes of Schismatike and Heritike..the Sorbonists to the Jesuites, and the Jesuites by back-racket to the Sorbonists.
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