CROQUET Definition & Meaning

croquet

[ kroh-key; British kroh-key, -kee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
(in croquet) the act of driving away an opponent's ball by striking one's own when the two are in contact.

verb (used with object)

croqueted croqueting

to drive away (a ball) by a croquet.

croquet

/ ˈkrəʊkeɪ; -kɪ /

noun

a game for two to four players who hit a wooden ball through iron hoops with mallets in order to hit a peg
the act of croqueting

verb

to drive away (another player's ball) by hitting one's own ball when the two are in contact

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of croquet¹

1855–60; < French (dial.): hockey stick, literally, little hook; crocket

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of croquet¹

C19: perhaps from French dialect, variant of crochet (little hook)

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He was also photographed playing croquet with his staff on the lawn at Dorneywood, the official country home that came with the job of deputy prime minister.

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But, in a further embarrassment, he felt compelled to give up his country pile, Dorneywood, after being pictured on its lawns playing croquet with his staff - an image at odds with his down-to-earth reputation.

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Female athletes made their debut at the modern Olympics in 1900 but were limited to a few sports deemed suitably ladylike, such as golf and croquet.

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So I set off all on my lonesome, across the croquet lawn.

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Then they played a jolly game of croquet, laughing without much reason, and they continued laughing as they relaxed on a carpet of moss.

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