croquet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
verb drive away by hitting with one's ball,
verb play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops

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

Some young people were out under the water-oaks playing croquet. — The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories, Kate Chopin
"James," I said, "we'll cut the croquet lawn this afternoon." — Happy Days, A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
"Yet people can gamble in playing croquet," Eurie said, thoughtfully. — The Chautauqua Girls At Home, Pansy

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