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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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RACK'ET, n. [This word belong to the root of crack. See Rocket.]
RACK'ET, v.i. To make a confused noise or clamor; to frolic.
RACK'ET, n.
RACK'ET, v.t. To strike as with a racket.
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. A variety of the game of tennis played with
peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.
Chaucer. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across
a long and narrow frame of light wood.
[Canada] A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or
horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets. To strike with, or
as with, a racket.
Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another. Hewyt. Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk
or sport.
A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
[Slang] To make a confused noise or
racket.
To engage in noisy sport] to frolic.
Sterne. To carouse or engage in dissipation.
[Slang] 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]
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