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▪ I. roquet
see rocket and rocquet.
▪ II. roquet, n.|ˈrəʊkeɪ|
[App. an arbitrary variation of croquet, perh. by a misunderstanding of the phr. to take croquet.]
In croquet, the act of hitting another player's ball with one's own.
1866Le Fanu All in Dark I. xii. 101 Trevor and William Maubray played rather acrimoniously, making savage roquets upon one another. 1877Encycl. Brit. VI. 609/1 When able to make a roquet at several yards with tolerable certainty, the learner should next practise rushing.
attrib.1874Heath Croquet-Player 46 A ball can be sent off the ground in a roquet-stroke..without incurring any penalty.
▪ III. roquet, v.|ˈrəʊkeɪ|
[See prec.]
trans. In croquet: †a. = croquet v.; also absol. b. Of a ball: To strike (another ball). c. To strike (another player's ball) with one's own; also absol.
1862Rules Croquet 1 Miss Mallet shows the field how to Roquet. Ibid. §3 Should a player strike a ball, he is entitled to Roquet it in any direction he pleases. 1874Heath Croquet-Player 12 If his ball..hits or ‘roquets’ another ball, he places it in contact with that ball. 1877Encycl. Brit. VI. 609/1 Each ball can only be roqueted once during each turn. Ibid., Roqueting with such force [etc.].
Hence roqueted |ˈrəʊkeɪd| ppl. a., roqueting |ˈrəʊkeɪɪŋ| vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1869Laws Croquet 11 It is necessary that the roqueted ball should be perceptibly moved. 1869Bradwood The O.V.H. (1870) 43 Far fetched differences between ‘roqueting’ and ‘croqueting’. 1874Heath Croquet-Player 41 It is desirable that the touch of the roqueting ball should scarcely disturb it. |