real tennis

real tennis
noun
an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
Syn: ↑royal tennis, ↑court tennis
Hypernyms: ↑tennis, ↑lawn tennis

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ˈreal tennis 7 [real tennis] (BrE) (NAmE ˈcourt tennis) (AustralE ˈroyal tennis) noun uncountable
an old form of tennis played inside a building with a hard ball
See also:court tennis royal tennis  
Culture:
Real tennis was originally played by British kings and noblemen (‘real’ is an old form of the word royal), and lawntennis developed from it. Real tennis has complicated rules. There are very few courts, so not many people play the game.

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