ro·quet (r -k  )tr.v. ro·queted (-k d), ro·quet·ing (-k ng), ro·quets (-kz) Sports To hit (another player's ball) in croquet. [Alteration of croquet.] |
roquet [ˈrəʊkɪ] Croquet
vb -quets [-kɪz] -queting [-kɪɪŋ] -queted [-kɪd]
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Croquet) to drive one's ball against (another person's ball) in order to be allowed to croquet
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Croquet) the act of roqueting
[variant of croquet]
Racket, Racquet, Racquette, Roquet or Racker an assembly of high society at a private house, 1745; a popular, noisy or confused group; also the noise made by such a group.
Examples: racquet of mirth and war, 1822; racket of society, 1886.
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