croquets

We have found lemma(root) word of croquets : croquet.

Definitions


[ˈkrəʊki], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a game played on a lawn, in which wooden balls are driven through a series of square-topped hoops by means of mallets
(e.g: a croquet lawn)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: perhaps a dialect form of French crochet ‘hook’


[ˈkrəʊki], (Verb)

Definitions:
- 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


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: perhaps a dialect form of French crochet ‘hook’




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