croquet

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1. croquet - Noun

2. croquet - Verb

Meaning

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.

The act of croqueting.

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.

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croquet the opponent's ball Source: Internet

After the croquet stroke, the player plays a "continuation" stroke, during which the player may again attempt to make a roquet or run a hoop. Source: Internet

Alice is invited (or some might say ordered) to play a game of croquet with the Queen and the rest of her subjects, but the game quickly descends into chaos. Source: Internet

Alice moves on to the Queen's croquet ground, where she encounters the Queen of Hearts and tries to play croquet with a flamingo and a hedgehog. Source: Internet

Another variation of basic backyard croquet is Partner Ball where two teams compete against each other. Source: Internet

At championship-standard association croquet, players can often make all 26 points (13 for each ball) in two turns. Source: Internet

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