trugo

/ ˈtruːɡəʊ /

noun

1. a game similar to croquet, originally improvised in Victoria from the rubber discs used as buffers on railway carriages

Word History and Origins

Origin of trugo¹

from true go , when the wheel is hit between the goalposts

Example Sentences

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of trugo.

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I'm very much a part-time member of the Yarraville Trugo club, and I haven't played an official game for them yet.

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Trugo only left the railway yards when retirees took it to their local parks, and Welco Rubber in Tullamarine still uses the same tooling to make the rings - just as they have been doing since the 1930s.

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"A doctor told me trugo has added 10 years to my life," laughs Mr McMahon.

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Footscray - the second-oldest - recently reopened after being closed for many years, and all of them welcome people who want to give trugo a try - or "have a hit".

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