lawn tennisn.
/ˌlɔːn ˈtɛnɪs/, U.S. /ˈlɔn ˌtɛnəs/, /ˈlɑn ˌtɛnəs/ A modification of the game of tennis (tennis n. 1), played in the open air on a lawn, or other prepared ground. Now usually called simply tennis (tennis n. 2).
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lawn tennis1874
tennis1878
pat-ball1890
patters1900
1874 Army & Navy Gaz. XV. 154 A new game has just been patented by Major Wingfield..‘Lawn Tennis’—for that is the name..is a clever adaptation of Tennis to the exigencies of an ordinary lawn.
1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. vi. 190 And now came the brief bright season of rustic entertainments.. lawn-tennis—archery—water parties.
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