wicket
wicket definition
wicket (wik′it)
noun
- a small door or gate, esp. one set in or near a larger door or gate
- a small window or opening, as for a bank teller or in a box office
- a small gate for regulating the flow of water to a water wheel or for emptying a canal lock
Etymology: from orig. resemblance to a gate
Cricket- either of two sets of three vertical sticks (stumps) each, with two small pieces (bails) resting on top of them
- the playing space between the two wickets
- an unplayed or unfinished inning
- a player's turn at bat
- ☆ Croquet any of the small wire arches through which the balls must be hit
Etymology: ME wiket < NormFr (for OFr guichet), dim. < MDu wijk, a curve < IE *weig- > weak
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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