croquet

(krō kā′)

noun

an outdoor game in which the players use mallets to drive a wooden ball through a series of hoops placed in the ground
the act of croqueting

Origin: Fr, dial. form of crochet: see crotchet

transitive verb, intransitive verb croqueted , croqueting

in croquet, to drive away (an opponent's ball) by hitting one's own which has been placed in contact with it

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noun

An outdoor game in which the players drive wooden balls through a series of wickets using long-handled mallets.
The act of driving away an opponent's croquet ball by hitting one's own ball when the two are in contact.

transitive verb cro·queted (-kādˈ), cro·quet·ing (-kāˈĭng), cro·quets (-kāzˈ)

To drive away (an opponent's croquet ball) by hitting one's own ball when the two are in contact.

Origin:

Origin: French dialectal, hockey stick

Origin: , from Old North French, shepherd's crook; see crocket

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