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ROQUET
Noun
roquet (plural roquets)
In croquet, the act of hitting another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken.
Synonyms
• croquet
Verb
roquet (third-person singular simple present roquets, present participle roqueting, simple past and past participle roqueted)
In croquet, to hit another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken.
Synonyms
• to croquet
Anagrams
• quoter, torque
Source: Wiktionary
Ro*quet", v. t. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain] (Croquet)
Definition: To hit, as another's ball, with one's own ball.
Ro*quet", v. i.
Definition: To hit another's ball with one's own.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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