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Added 9 October 2026

croquet

/ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about croquet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg.

verb

Drive away by hitting with one's ball.
croquet the opponent's ball
Play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops.

Origin

Borrowed from Norman croquet (“hook”), from Old Northern French croquet. Doublet of crochet, crocket, and crotchet.

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