Hypertext Webster Gateway: "croquet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Croquet \Cro*quet"\ (kr?-k?"), n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Croquet \Cro*quet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Croqueted} (-k?d); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Croqueting} (-k?"?ng).]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
croquet
n : a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series
of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the
hoops and hit a peg
v 1: drive away by hitting with one's ball, of an opponent's ball
2: play croquet
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