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n. Organized criminal activity. An unlawful business or scheme operated by a group of criminals. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; - chiefly in the plural. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, ...