lawn tennis

noun

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There are paths that lead to various garden rooms such as the rose patio, the cloud pruned box, the greenhouse, the vegetable garden and the lawn tennis court. Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Also look for a local sport called road tennis — a street version of lawn tennis invented on the island in the 1930s and played with wooden paddles. Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lawn tennis was in 1874

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“Lawn tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawn%20tennis. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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