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croquet

Pronunciation: /ˈkrəʊkeɪ, -ki/
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Definition of croquet

noun

[mass noun]
  • a game played on a lawn, in which wooden balls are driven through a series of square-topped hoops by means of mallets: [as modifier]:a croquet lawn
  • [count noun] an act of croqueting a ball.

verb (croquets /ˈkrəʊkeɪz/, croqueting /-keɪɪŋ/, croqueted /-keɪd/)

[with object]
  • drive away (an opponent’s ball) by holding one’s own ball against it and striking this with the mallet. A player is entitled to do this after their ball has struck an opponent’s.

Origin:

mid 19th century: perhaps a dialect form of French crochet 'hook'

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