Croquet — Defs

01 n. An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set …

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An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern.
2.
The act of croqueting.

02 v. t. In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet.

imp. & p. p. Croqueted; p. pr. & vb. n. Croqueting

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In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet.