I. (ˈ)krō|kā noun
( -s )
Etymology: French dialect, hockey stick, from Old North French, shepherd's crook — more at crocket
1. : a game in which players drive wooden balls with mallets through a series of wickets set out on a lawn in a particular order — compare roque
2. : the driving away of another's ball in the game of croquet by striking one's own placed in contact with it
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
: to drive away (another's ball) in the game of croquet by striking one's own ball placed against the other ball
intransitive verb
: to croquet another's ball