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Croquet

Croquet Meaning & Definition
Croquet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Croquet?

[n] a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
[v] play croquet
[v] drive away by hitting with one's ball, of an opponent's ball

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See Also | hit | outdoor game | play

Croquet In Webster's Dictionary

\Cro*quet"\ (kr?-k?"), n. [From French; cf. Walloon croque blow, fillip. F. croquet a crisp biscuit, croquer to crunch, fr. croc a crackling sound, of imitative origin. Croquet then properly meant a smart tap on the ball.] 1. An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern. 2. The act of croqueting.
\Cro*quet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Croqueted} (-k?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Croqueting} (-k?"?ng).] In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet.

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