racketlike

racketlike
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: racket (I) + -like
: resembling a racket; specifically : having or consisting of a flat expanded rounded part at the end of a straight shaft

a racketlike feather


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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