croquet
noun/kroʊˈkeɪ/
Frequency rank: #17,084 most common English word
Meaning
an outdoor game in which players use mallets to hit wooden balls through small hoops called wickets.
Example sentence
The guests spent the afternoon playing croquet on the lawn.
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