What is to return, or bat back, the ball when served; as, it is your turn to receive called?
receive — (Lawn Tennis) To return, or bat back, the ball when served; as, it is your turn to receive. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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