cro ‧ quet /ˈkrəʊkeɪ, -ki $ kroʊˈkeɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French dialect ; Origin: 'hockey stick' , from Old North French , 'tool with a hook' , from croc 'hook' , probably from Old Norse krokr ; ⇨ ↑ crook 1 ]
a game played on grass in which players hit balls with wooden ↑ mallet s (=long-handled hammers) so that they roll under curved wires