tennis

Definition

A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

Etymology

From Middle English tennys, teneys, tenis, from Old French tenez (second-person plural imperative of tenir (“to hold”)).

Example Sentences

• "“Anthea hasn't a notion in her head but to vamp a lot of silly mugwumps. She's set her heart on that tennis bloke[…]whom the papers are making such a fuss about.”"
• "We go about to parties in the daytime as usual, teas and tennises[…]"
• "tennis-balls"