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Record 1 2002-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

To mishit a tennis ball with the frame of the racquet.

OBS

The verb "to shank" is somewhat more generic than "to frame": One can shank the ball off the handle of the racket. Related terms: woodie [slang] (= un bois), hit the ball off the frame, a shot that deflects off the tennis racquet frame.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Frapper la balle avec le bois de la raquette à la suite d'une maladresse.

OBS

Si la balle est bonne, le point compte bien que la plupart du temps, cet impair s'avère en défaveur du joueur.

OBS

Phraséologie connexe : erreur de centrage.

Spanish

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