croqueting
- present participle of croquet.
Example Sentences
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“Yankees are a deal the most tricky, everybody knows. There you go!” returned Fred, croqueting her ball far away.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Case.—A misplaying ball runs a bridge after croqueting its partner through his proper bridge.
From Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club by Anonymous
Not croqueting is sufficient evidence of declining; but if none are croqueted, and the ball is not moved to the side of any one, the player must declare which he means to decline.
From Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club by Anonymous
A rover, but no other ball, may roquet-croquet a roqueted ball instead of croqueting it.
From Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club by Anonymous
Any one of the roquets may be declined and made again after croqueting the other balls in their proper order.
From Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club by Anonymous
