A racket used in early forms of tennis or similar bat-and-ball games; an archaic or historical term.
From French 'bâton' (stick) via Norman French and Middle English. The term evolved into 'racket' in modern English but persists in historical contexts.
The word 'racket' itself comes from Arabic 'rahat' (palm of the hand), showing how the history of sports terms traces migrations of actual games across continents and centuries.
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