OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1469

tennis

/ˈtɛnɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tenis
A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
“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.”
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