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‖ dedans Real Tennis.|dəˈdɑ̃|
[F. dedans gallery of a tennis court, special application of dedans inside, interior, subst. use of dedans adv. inside, f. de of, from, by, with, etc. + dans within:—OF. denz, itself f. de + enz:—L. intus inside, within.]
The open gallery at the end of the service-side of a tennis-court.
1706in Phillips (ed. Kersey). 1878J. Marshall Ann. Tennis 36 At Lord's..the net, instead of being equidistant from each end of the Court, is nearer to the dedans than to the other end by 1 ft. 1885Pall Mall G. 12 May 11/1 The forcing for the dedans and the stopping were magnificent. 1890Athenæum 21 June 794/3 Let any young man..go into the ‘dedans’ of a tennis court while a good match is going on. |