croquet means A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets). Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.
croquet is pronounced /ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Norman croquet (“hook”), from Old Northern French croquet. Doublet of crochet, crocket, and crotchet.
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.
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.