wicket
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈwɪkɪt/
- Jargon
- You put two more wickets at either end, then a wicket all the way over to one side, midway between the middle and end wickets, and another opposite.
- a croquet wicket
- balls and wickets
- backyard wickets
Examples
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The yellow ball was at half court, near the almost invisible middle wicket.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Pete hits the ball awkwardly and it bounces off the first wicket."
Fiction book (2002) -
You get one more shot for each wicket you go through.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now just knock the ball through these two wickets.
Fiction book (2002) -
With careful, grim pleasure, she aimed for the next wicket.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then Rick hits Ted's ball, takes two shots, and gets into position behind the side wicket.
Fiction book (2002) -
As she drove through the middle wicket, her ball rolled toward Pete's, coming to rest against it with a gentle pock!
Fiction book (1990) -
Rick goes through the last two wickets, but instead of hitting the stake, he knocks his ball away from it and becomes a rover.
Fiction book (2002) -
The game proceeds decorously, according to rule and custom, until Rick Hogan knocks his ball through the first two wickets and hits Pete's ball.
Fiction book (2002) -
In croquet, you must hit the ball through each wicket to complete the course.
Synonyms
A small metal arch in croquet that balls pass through
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
1
8.3
A player who stands behind the batter to catch missed balls and try to get them out
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9.9
A cricket dismissal when a batsman's leg blocks the ball from hitting the stumps and the umpire signals out
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wicket comes from an old word for a 'small gate', so a croquet wicket is like a tiny gate or hoop that the ball must pass through.