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Rhymes with -ækɪt

From Middle English raket, of uncertain origin.

Possibly cognate with Middle French rachette, requette (“palm of the hand”). From Arabic رَاحَةْ اَلْيَد (rāḥat al-yad, “palm of the hand”).

Alternatively, the term might be derived from Dutch raketsen instead, from Middle French rachasser (“to strike (the ball) back”).

countable An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton. He bought a new tennis racket two days ago.
Canada A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

To strike with, or as if with, a racket. Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another.

Rhymes with -ækɪt

Attested since the 1500s, of unclear origin; possibly a metathesis of the dialectal term rattick (“to shake, rattle”).

A loud noise. Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.
An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated. prostitution and gambling controlled by rackets
informal Any industry or enterprise. They dropped out of the acting racket in 1953 and soon took up writing.
dated, slang A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
dated, slang Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.