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n. [ From French; cf. Walloon croque blow, fillip. F. croquet a crisp biscuit, croquer to crunch, fr. croc a crackling sound, of imitative origin. Croquet then properly meant a smart tap on the ball. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of croqueting. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. croquer to crunch. ] (Cookery) A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, vegetables, or other ingredients, often in a thick white sauce, highly seasoned, breaded, and fried; as, a dish of crab croquettes. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot. ] (Zool.) Same as Parrakeet. [ Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Paroquet auk or
Paroquet auklet (Zool.), a small auk (Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Zool.) See Paroquet, Parakeet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Etymol. uncertain ] (Croquet) To hit, as another's ball, with one's own ball. [ 1913 Webster ]