trugo

British

/ ˈtruːɡəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of trugo

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

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Not many people have heard of trugo: a mix of croquet, golf, lawn bowls and the hammer.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2018

Research says that trugo was invented in the late 1920s or early 1930s by Tom Grieves, a Yarraville railwayman and first president of the Victoria Trugo Association.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2018

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".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2018

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

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2018

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of trugo.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2018

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