croquet
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- noun
- /kroʊˈkeɪ/
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croquet
- We spent the afternoon playing croquet on the sunny lawn.
- croquet game
- play croquet
- croquet box
Examples
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Daddy, can we play croquet today?
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Cecilia liked croquet, but at Sacred Heart Academy there was no croquet team for her to join.
Fiction book (1999) -
I think we're just going to fix this so our croquet game is all set up.
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Hey, Mother, look, we got a croquet set!
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May we not play a little croquet here, Robert?
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"I would like to be able to play more physical games with children, like croquet or football.
Academic text (1991) -
Prince Edward is in his garden, playing the medieval version of croquet with his friend.
Fiction book (1995) -
An invitation to play croquet, from the Queen, for the Duchess.
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There was no sound except that of the nuns down below playing croquet on the lawn.
Fiction book (1994) -
She spends her afternoons reading books on a riverbank and playing games of croquet by herself.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Croquet comes from an old French word croc or crochet that means 'hook' or 'little hook'. Think of the hoops and the way you guide the ball with a mallet as a kind of 'hooking' action, so croquet became the name of the lawn game.