1
: a game in which players using mallets drive wooden balls through a series of wickets set out on a lawn
2
: the act of driving away an opponent's croquet ball by striking one's own ball placed against it
croquet
transitive verb
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More experiential offerings that might appeal to families include picnics, croquet on the lawn, and various packages that add riding lessons, fruit-picking in the orchard, and treasure hunts.
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Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024
In May, the couple opted to do away with the pants once again to play croquet in a sunny yard.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
The lawn provides room for volleyball, croquet and other outdoor games.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
Models are seen watering white ducks, playing bicycle polo on the croquet lawn and enjoying the library room.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 16 June 2024
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Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024
In May, the couple opted to do away with the pants once again to play croquet in a sunny yard.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
The lawn provides room for volleyball, croquet and other outdoor games.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
Models are seen watering white ducks, playing bicycle polo on the croquet lawn and enjoying the library room.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 16 June 2024
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“Croquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croquet. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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croquet
noun
cro·quet
krō-ˈkā 
: a game in which the players use mallets to drive wooden balls through a series of wickets set out on a lawn
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