cro•quet
Pronunciation: (krō-kā'Brit.krō'kā, -kē), [key]
— n., v., -queted -quet•ing
—n.
- a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
- (in croquet) the act of driving away an opponent's ball by striking one's own when the two are in contact.
—v.t.
- to drive away (a ball) by a croquet.
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