01 n. A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.
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A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.“His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing and playing tennis, . . . were familiar to all London.” — Macaulay.
Phrases & compounds
Court tennis —
the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished from lawn tennis.
Tennis court —
a place or court for playing the game of tennis.