Definition of croquet

acrimonious Definition: (adjective) biting, harsh, caustic. Petersons.com

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cro·quet    (kr-k) KEY  

NOUN:

1. An outdoor game in which the players drive wooden balls through a series of wickets using long-handled mallets.
2. The act of driving away an opponent's croquet ball by hitting one's own ball when the two are in contact.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
cro·queted   (-kd) KEY  , cro·quet·ing   (-kng) KEY  , cro·quets   (-kz) KEY  

To drive away (an opponent's croquet ball) by hitting one's own ball when the two are in contact.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French dialectal, hockey stick, from Old North French, shepherd's crook ; see crocket

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