croquet

Meanings

Noun

• A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
• A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
• A croquette.

Verb

• To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.

Origin

• From Middle French or Old Northern French; see crochet.