deck tennis


noun

a game played on a small court, usually on the deck of a ship, in which a ring, generally of rubber or Manila rope, is alternately thrown and caught, using only one hand, by two opponents standing on opposite sides of a net.

Origin of deck tennis

First recorded in 1925–30

British Dictionary definitions for deck tennis

deck tennis

noun

a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court