CROQUETS
Verb
croquets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croquet
Source: Wiktionary
CROQUET
Cro*quet" (kr-k"), n. Etym: [From French; cf. Walloon croque blow,
fillip. F. croquet a crisp biscuit, croquer to crunch, fr. croc a
crackling sound, of imitative origin. Croquet then properly meant a
smart tap on the ball.]
1. 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.
Cro*quet", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Croqueted (-kd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Croqueting (-k"ng).]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition