roquet

American  

[roh-key] / roʊˈkeɪ /

verb (used with object)

roqueted, roqueting

1. to cause one's ball to strike (another player's ball).

2. (of a ball) to strike (another player's ball).

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verb (used without object)

roqueted, roqueting

1. to roquet a ball.

noun

1. an act or instance of roqueting.

roquet British  

/ ˈrəʊkɪ /

verb

1. to drive one's ball against (another person's ball) in order to be allowed to croquet

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noun

1. the act of roqueting

Etymology

Origin of roquet

First recorded in 1860–65; alteration of croquet

Example Sentences

He may drive his own ball against it, and perhaps displace it by the concussion; but the hit does not constitute a roquet, does not entitle to croquet, or to continuance of tour.

From Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club by Anonymous

If a rover in roquet-croqueting hit another ball, it may accept or decline the roquet.

From Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club by Anonymous

Thus if a step on the round and a roquet be made on the same blow, the player may at once croquet the roqueted ball, or roquet it again immediately or after other roquets.

From Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club by Anonymous

A ball can acquire the right to re-roquet—that is, to roquet the same ball again during the same tour—only by making a step on the round.

From Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club by Anonymous

Blue is then “in,” with a certain roquet and the choice of laying for red or going for an immediate break himself.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various