vigoro

British

/ ˈvɪɡəˌrəʊ /

noun

sport a women's game similar to cricket with paddle-shaped bats, introduced into Australia in 1919 by its British inventor J. J. Grant

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Etymology

Origin of vigoro

C20: from _vigour

Example Sentences

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Take Vigoro, a cross between cricket and tennis, for example, which was dreamt up in the early 1900s.

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It's the sort of thing one might make up in a back garden, but Vigoro never quite caught on around the world.

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Grant tried to end the confusion the game by making Vigoro more explicitly like cricket.

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"Vigoro" saw teams of between eight and 11 players performing like cricketers - bowling, batting and fielding - but using racquets.

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But Vigoro, to which Grant owned the trademark, was a little odd.

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