Definition of Croquet mallet

1. Noun. A mallet used to strike the ball in croquet.

Generic synonyms: Croquet Equipment, Mallet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Croquet Mallet

croppies
cropping
cropping up
croppy
crops
crops up
cropsick
croque-madame
croque-monsieur
croquembouche
croquembouches
croquet
croquet ball
croquet equipment
croquet mallet (current term)
croqueta
croquetas
croqueted
croqueting
croquetlike
croquets
croquette
croquettes
croquignole
croquignoles
croquis
crore
crorepati
crorepatis

Literary usage of Croquet mallet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1904)
"Sacharissa came along the alley on the right of the fountain holding a croquet-mallet in her hand. She greeted them smiling. " Has he lost his ticket ? ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Henry Charles Howard Suffolk, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo (1897)
"... Croquet. Mallet—Consists of head and handle. The latter is now usually about 2 ft. 9 in. to 3 ft. in length, made of ash, and trimmed to an octagon ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"... the chief interest of croquet mallet should be from four inches to four and generally spoken of as a modern game, three-quarters in length, ..."

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