paddle tennis

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noun

a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.

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Origin of paddle tennis

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Words nearby paddle tennis

paddleboat, paddle box, paddlefish, paddle one's own canoe, paddle steamer, paddle tennis, paddle wheel, paddle worm, paddock, paddock-basher, paddy