Talk:racquet

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Etymology of racket[edit]

That the Oxford Enlish Dictionary (OED) still ignores recent work on the subject and adheres to the ridiculously misguided derivation from Arabic raja, 'palm of the hand' is a singular instance of backwardness. Henry Cologne (talk) 17:18, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]