Etymology

croquet

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Today it means: A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets). Full definition →

Norman croquet ← Old Northern French croquet
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croquet · noun, verb1

  1. Old Northern French · derived fromcroquet
  2. Norman · borrowed fromcroquet“hook”
  3. English todaycroquet

Borrowed from Norman croquet (“hook”), from Old Northern French croquet. Doublet of crochet, crocket, and crotchet.

croquet · noun2

See croquette.

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