Racket \Rack"et\, n. A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket. [Slang]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Racket \Rack"et\, n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp. raquets, It. racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and fr. L. rete a net (cf. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar. r[=a]ha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike the ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.]

[Written also racquet.]

1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.

Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in a racket. --Bancroft.

2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. --Chaucer.

3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. [Canada]

4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.

Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Racket \Rack"et\, v. t. To strike with, or as with, a racket.

Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another. --Hewyt.

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Racket \Rack"et\, n. [Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.]

1. confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.

2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Racket \Rack"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Racketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Racketing.]

1. To make a confused noise or racket.

2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. --Sterne.

3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)