- roqueted
- 'rəʊ'keɪ /'rəʊkɪ n. (Sports) act of hitting another player's ball when playing croquet; the game croquet v. (Sports) strike another player's ball when playing croquet
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Croquet — This article is about the game. For the food; item, see Croquette. For the Smalltalk based 3D software platform, see Croquet project. Modern croquet equipment … Wikipedia
association croquet — also called British Croquet, or English Croquet, lawn game in which players use wooden mallets to hit balls through a series of wire hoops, or wickets, with a central peg as the ultimate goal. It is played on an organized basis in the… … Universalium
roquet — /roh kay /, v., roqueted / kayd /, roqueting / kay ing/, n. Croquet, Roque. v.t. 1. to cause one s ball to strike (another player s ball). 2. (of a ball) to strike (another player s ball). v.i. 3. to roquet a ball. n. 4. an act or instance of… … Universalium
roquet Croquet — [ rəʊkeɪ, ki] verb (roquets, roqueting, roqueted) strike (another ball) with one s own. noun an act of roqueting. Origin C19: appar. an arbitrary alt. of the verb croquet, orig. used in the same sense … English new terms dictionary
roquet — [c]/ˈroʊkeɪ/ (say rohkay), / ki/ (say kee) Mallet Sports –verb (roqueted /ˈroʊkeɪd/ (say rohkayd), / kid/ (say keed), roqueting /ˈroʊkeɪɪŋ/ (say rohkaying), / kiɪŋ/ (say keeing)) –verb (t) 1. to cause one s ball to strike (another player s ball) …
roquet — [rō kā′] vt., vi. roqueted [rōkād] roqueting [rōkā′iŋ] [< CROQUET] Croquet etc. to cause one s ball to hit (another player s ball) n. the act of roqueting … English World dictionary
roquet — v. & n. Croquet v. (roqueted, roqueting) 1 tr. a cause one s ball to strike (another ball). b (of a ball) strike (another). 2 intr. strike another ball thus. n. an instance of roqueting. Etymology: app. arbitr. f. CROQUET v., orig. used in the… … Useful english dictionary
