crokinole

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/ˈkɹoʊ.kəˌnoʊl/

noun

A game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.

OriginFrench croquignole →
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Meanings

nouncrokinole (countable and uncountable, plural crokinoles)

plural crokinoles

  1. uncountableA game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
  2. countableAny of the discs used in this game.

Origin

  1. Frenchcroquignole“a flick”
  2. Englishcrokinole

From French croquignole (“a flick”).

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APA

crokinole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crokinole

MLA

“crokinole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crokinole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crokinole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crokinole.

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