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ces·ta
(sĕs′tə)n.
A scoop-shaped wicker basket that is worn over the hand and used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai.
[Spanish, basket, from Latin cista, chest; see chest.]
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cesta
(ˈsɛstə)n
(in jai alai) the long basket used to throw and catch the ball
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jai a•lai
(ˈhaɪ ˌlaɪ, ˈhaɪ əˌlaɪ, ˌhaɪ əˈlaɪ)n.
a game resembling handball, played on a three-walled court by two, four, or six players who use a long, curved wicker basket (cesta) strapped to the wrist to catch and throw a small, hard ball against the front wall.Compare fronton.
[1905–10; < Sp < Basque, =jai holiday, feast + alai merry]
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