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roque

 (rōk)
n.
A variation of croquet played with short-handled mallets on a hard court that is bounded by a concrete wall against which a ball may rebound and be retrieved.

[Alteration of roquet.]
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roque

(rəʊk)
n
(Ball Games, other than specified) US a game developed from croquet, played on a hard surface with a resilient surrounding border from which the ball can rebound
[C19: variant of croquet]
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roque

(roʊk)

n.
a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
[1895–1900, Amer.; compare roquet (in croquet) to hit another player's ball with one's own (obscurely derived from croquet)]
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"My oath on it," said Andres, "your worship will be well advised to obey the command of that good knight- may he live a thousand years- for, as he is a valiant and just judge, by Roque, if you do not pay me, he will come back and do as he said."
Some sails on the horizon, doubtless those going to San Roque in search of favourable winds for doubling the Cape of Good Hope.
There is an English garrison at Gibraltar of 6,000 or 7,000 men, and so uniforms of flaming red are plenty; and red and blue, and undress costumes of snowy white, and also the queer uniform of the bare-kneed Highlander; and one sees soft-eyed Spanish girls from San Roque, and veiled Moorish beauties (I suppose they are beauties) from Tarifa, and turbaned, sashed, and trousered Moorish merchants from Fez, and long- robed, bare-legged, ragged Muhammadan vagabonds from Tetuan and Tangier, some brown, some yellow and some as black as virgin ink--and Jews from all around, in gabardine, skullcap, and slippers, just as they are in pictures and theaters, and just as they were three thousand years ago, no doubt.
Los Roques. Head out to sea for some world-class diving, slip into a hammock on the beach or snorkel among colorful sea creatures at this stunning archipelago, a favorite weekend escape.
Roque goes on leave after being 'in the dark' about Duterte's whereabouts !-- -- Rosette Adel (philstar.com) - October 8, 2018 - 8:57am MANILA, Philippines Malacantildeang on Monday said presidential spokesperson Harry Roque will be on leave.
Roque was supposed to hold a press briefing at 11:30 a.m.