单词 | racket string |
释义 | > as lemmasracket string racket string n. †(a) North American a string of rawhide or similar material used in the latticework of a snowshoe (cf. sense 3a) (obsolete); (b) a string of catgut, nylon, or similar material used in the latticework of a sports racket (cf. sense 1b). ΚΠ 1808 Z. M. Pike Acct. Exped. Sources Mississippi (1810) 75 The pressure of my racket strings brought the blood through my socks and mockinsons. 1878 J. Marshall Ann. Tennis iii. 131 The fewer the seams that are made [on the ball], the fewer the stitches exposed to the action of the racket-strings. 1909 Times 15 Apr. 5 A remarkable feature of the game was the very great number of racket strings that were broken. 2003 O. Shine Lang. Tennis 109 His racket strings gave off that sweet pock! and the ball flew cleanly down the T at 119 mph. < as lemmas |
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