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Definition of Court tennis
1. Noun. An ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court.
Definition of Court tennis
1. Noun. real tennis ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Court Tennis
Literary usage of Court tennis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"Mr 4 Jay Gould, amateur court tennis champion of world, wins 4 straight sets from
G: F. Covey, of Eng- land, professional court tennis champion of world, ..."
2. United States Lawn Tennis Association and the World War by Paul Benjamin Williams, George W. Grupp, John A. Ferris (1921)
"Origin of lawn tennis and its relation to court tennis which dates from the ...
Historical records place the origin of court tennis in the Middle Ages but ..."
3. The Tribune Book of Open-air Sports by Ottmar Mergenthaler, Henry Hall (1887)
"Without following the early games which led up to court tennis itself, we find
that by ... In France court tennis was the favorite amusement of the Court, ..."
4. Sportby C. M. van Stockum by C. M. van Stockum (1911)
"Court-Tennis, etc. with notes on rackets and squash rackets, etc. 16°. 1909.3s.
6 d. net. 1483 Valle (PA). Stroke and science of Lawn Tennis (Spalding's ..."
5. United States Lawn Tennis Association and the World War by Paul Benjamin Williams, George W. Grupp, John A. Ferris (1921)
"Tradition has it that tennis is the "sport of kings" but this saying properly
relates to the game known as "court tennis," which is entirely different from ..."
6. United States Lawn Tennis Association and the World War by Paul Benjamin Williams, George W. Grupp, John A. Ferris (1921)
"CHAPTER XI HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF LAWN TENNIS Origin of lawn tennis and its relation
to court tennis which dates from the Middle Ayes—Development of ..."
7. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"court tennis. Indoor tennis (see diagram). Usually the court occupies an entire
building, and is lighted from the roof, occupying a playing space of ..."
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