Pa. t. and pple. croqueted; also croqueed, -éd, -ed. [f. prec. sb.] In the game of croquet: To drive away a ball, after hitting it with one’s own, by placing the two in contact and striking one’s own ball with the mallet. (trans. and absol.)
1858. Field, 21 Aug., 148/3. He may croquet any number of balls.
1864. Miss Yonge, Trial, II. 123. Ethel would just have to be croquéd all through by her partner.
1874. J. D. Heath, Croquet-Player, 35. In this, the striker’s or rear ball passes, and goes a longer distance than the other or croqueted ball.
