A curved wooden racket with a woven pocket, used in the Basque sport of jai alai to throw and catch a ball.
From Basque 'chistera,' a word of disputed origin possibly related to 'chista' (jest or joke) or derived from the shape of the basket-like racket used in the ancient ball game.
Jai alai players using chisteras can throw balls over 150 mph—faster than baseball pitches—making it one of the world's fastest moving-ball sports that few people outside the Basque region know about.
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