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netibiza | 17:06 Tue 14th Jun 2005 | Arts & Literature
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When (in English) did the tennis racquet become racket. I have noticed it lately in quizzes.
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'Racket' is actually the older of the two words. Here's a brief history of the earliest recorded appearances...rakkett (1500)...raquet (1540)...racket (1690) and racquet 1828.
20:09 Tue 14th Jun 2005
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probably courtiers trying to convince themselves they were playing a posh game by spelling it French. It was still court tennis in those days I think; lawn tennis came in in the 1870s approximately, and was called sphairistike until someone saw sense. I think racquet has been on the retreat for 20 years or more.
00:40 Wed 15th Jun 2005

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