a game for two to four players who hit a wooden ball through iron hoops with mallets in order to hit a peg
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cro•quet /kroʊˈkeɪ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Gamesa lawn game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
cro•quet
(krō kā′; Brit. krō′kā, -kē),USA pronunciation n., v., -queted (-kād′; Brit. -kād, -kēd),USA pronunciation -quet•ing
n.
v.t.
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(-kā′ing; Brit. -kā ing, -kē ing).USA pronunciation
n.
- Gamesa game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
- Games(in croquet) the act of driving away an opponent's ball by striking one's own when the two are in contact.
v.t.
- Gamesto drive away (a ball) by a croquet.
- French (dialect, dialectal): hockey stick, literally, little hook; see crocket
- 1855–60
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