crokinole
/ (ˈkrɒkəˌnəʊl) /
noun
a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs
Nearby words
crohn's disease, croisette, croissant, croix de guerre, croker sack, crokinole, crombec, crome, cromer, cromlech, cromolyn sodium
Word Origin for crokinole
C20: from French croquignole a flick
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Examples from the Web for crokinole
We got up dances and crokinole parties and concerts for them.
At Good Old Siwash|George FitchWhen crokinole was introduced into Homeburg twenty odd years ago, the kerosene wagon had to make an extra mid-week trip.
Homeburg Memories|George Helgesen Fitch