\Rack"et\, n.
A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place
considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also,
such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a
racket; to stand upon the racket. [Slang]

\Rack"et\, n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp. raquets, It.
racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and fr. L. rete a
net (cf. {Reticule}); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar.
r[=a]ha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike the
ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.] [Written
also {racquet}.]
1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together,
   forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network
   of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a
   handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in
   tennis and similar games.
         Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a
         crosier, and ending in a racket.      --Bancroft.
2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar
   long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. --Chaucer.
3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and
   narrow frame of light wood. [Canada]
4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man horse, to enable
   him to step on marshy or soft ground.
{Racket court}, a court for playing the game of rackets.

\Rack"et\, v. t.
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
      Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another.
                                               --Hewyt.

\Rack"et\, n. [Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.]
1. confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang]

\Rack"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Racketed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Racketing}.]
1. To make a confused noise or racket.
2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. --Sterne.
3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang]