racket1
n.
- a bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash.
- chiefly N. Amer. a snowshoe resembling this.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. raquette (see rackets).
racket2
n.
- a loud unpleasant noise.
▸archaic the liveliness of fashionable society.
- informal a fraudulent scheme for obtaining money.
▸a person's line of business.
v.
(rackets, racketing, racketed)
- make a racket.
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(racket about/around)
enjoy oneself socially.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: perh. imitative of clattering.