单词 | roquet |
释义 | † roquetn.1 Obsolete. Any of various small brownish lizards constituting the Caribbean genus Leiocephalus (family Tropiduridae or Leiocephalidae); a curly-tailed lizard. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types provincial1575 elephant1601 roquet1666 scorpion-lizard1709 Guernsey lizard1769 geitje1786 pleodont1840 ngarara1843 sleepy lizard1883 tucktoo1896 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands i. xii. 75 Besides these greater sorts of lizzards, there are in these island four others which are much less; and these are called Anolis, Roquets [etc.]. 1685 N. Crouch Eng. Empire in Amer. 196 The rocquet is a pretty animal in this isle. 1708 J. Oldmixon Brit. Empire in Amer. II. 227 The Rocquet, an animal whose skin is like a wither'd leaf. 1742 C. Owen Nat. Hist. Serpents ii. 123 Les Roquet, a Serpent of a ruddy Colour..; of sparkling Eyes, and majestick Mien, walking in a stately manner with Head erect. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Roquet, in zoology, the name of a species of American lizard, of small size, and of a reddish brown colour. 1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. i. 223 Le Roquet... This appears to be much allied to the [Lacerta] Principalis, which it resembles in size and habit... When tired with exercise, or oppressed with heat, it is said to hold open its mouth, and pant, with exserted tongue, in the manner of a dog. 1855 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. III. 216 Leiocephalus... L. carinatus, the Keeled Roquet; West Indies. L. McLeayii, the Cuban Roquet; Cuba. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). roquetn.2 Croquet. An act of hitting another ball with one's own; a stroke resulting in this, entitling the player to croquet the ball he or she has hit. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > [noun] > types of play roquet1859 roqueting1863 rushing1868 croquet1874 peeling1899 peel1907 wiring1966 1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 4) iii. 505/1 When making the roquet, the player's ball must not move from its position. 1866 J. S. Le Fanu All in Dark I. xii. 101 Trevor and William Maubray played rather acrimoniously, making savage roquets upon one another. 1874 J. D. Heath Compl. Croquet-player 46 A ball can be sent off the ground in a roquet-stroke..without incurring any penalty. 1969 V. Bartlett Past of Pastimes iv. 43 Roquet is the term used when your ball hits another, and croquet is the term used when you follow up a roquet by placing your ball against your victim's. 1990 Country Life 24 May 142/3 Brand hit a beautiful cross court roquet to red, only to miss the next from a few feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). roquetv.α. 1800s roqued (past participle), 1800s roque'd (past participle), 1800s roque'ing (gerund). β. 1800s roquêt, 1800s– roquet. Croquet. 1. transitive. To strike (another player's ball) with one's own; also with player as object. Also: (of a ball) to strike (another ball). Also †= croquet v. (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > play croquet [verb (transitive)] > types of play or stroke croquet1858 roquet1859 run1863 spoon1865 wire1866 to get the rush (on a ball)1868 rush1868 to peg out1869 cut1874 split1877 peel1914 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > play croquet [verb (transitive)] > (of ball) hit another ball roquet1859 1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 4) iii. 505/1 He gets other moves by roqueting balls. 1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 4) iii. 505/1 No player can roquet or be roqued until he has been through the first hoop. 1862 Rules Croquet §3 Should a player strike a ball, he is entitled to Roquet it in any direction he pleases. 1874 J. D. Heath Compl. Croquet-player 12 If his ball..hits or ‘roquets’ another ball, he places it in contact with that ball. 1901 Scotsman 16 Sept. 10/4 The ‘passing stroke’ is used when it is necessary that the player's ball should go further than the ball which has been roqueted. 1966 D. Miller & R. Thorp Croquet iii. 33 If Red, with its qualifying shot, hits any other ball, say Blue, it will have roqueted Blue. 2005 Daily Tel. 15 Sept. 28/3 Oh good, she said, and wiped the lawn with me, roqueting and croqueting my balls to oblivion. 2. intransitive. To make a roquet. Now rare. ΚΠ 1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 4) iii. 505/1 No player can roquet or be roqued until he has been through the first hoop. 1862 Rules Croquet p. 1 (caption) Miss Mallet shows the field how to Roquet. 1863 M. Reid Croquet i. 5 A ball, having made roquet on another, is taken up, and placed in contact with the ball on which it has roque'd. 1914 M. L. Theiss-Whaley By Earthquake & Fire i. v. 100 Well, I'll roquet then..so as to get the most good out of my strokes. Derivatives roqueted adj. Brit. /ˈrəʊkɪd/ , /ˈrəʊkeɪd/ , U.S. /roʊˈkeɪd/ ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > [adjective] > position of ball roqueted1863 roqueting1863 wired1865 1863 M. Reid Croquet i. 5 The player..drives the roque'd ball in whatever direction may be desired. 1865 Enquire within 332/1 Roquêt—To hit another's ball with one's own. Croquêt—To strike one's own ball when in contact with a roquêted ball. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 503/2 He must ‘take croquet’, i.e. he places his own ball (which from the moment of the roquet is ‘dead’ or ‘in hand’) in contact with the roqueted ball on any side. 2008 Gold Coast (Austral.) Sun (Nexis) 30 July 39 A croquet stroke, where your ball is placed in contact with the ‘roqueted’ ball, and both are hit to a tactical position. roqueting n. and adj. Brit. /ˈrəʊkɪɪŋ/ , /ˈrəʊkeɪɪŋ/ , U.S. /roʊˈkeɪɪŋ/ ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > [noun] > types of play roquet1859 roqueting1863 rushing1868 croquet1874 peeling1899 peel1907 wiring1966 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > [adjective] > position of ball roqueted1863 roqueting1863 wired1865 1863 M. Reid Croquet i. 9 So that the roque'ing ball may get in front of its own proper bridge. 1865 Arthur's Home Mag. June 389/2 The player's ball must always be the one moved in roqueting. 1874 J. D. Heath Compl. Croquet-player 41 It is desirable that the touch of the roqueting ball should scarcely disturb it. 1913 Appleton's New Pract. Cycl. II. 110/1 The chief points of excellency are:..accuracy in roqueting, for which an accurate eye and trained hand are indispensable [etc.]. 2006 This is Wilts. (Nexis) 31 Aug. A jovial chap who runs a chicken farm in Downton when he is not out on the croquet lawn, tried to communicate the finer points of roqueting, croqueting, running the hoop and pegging out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11666n.21859v.1859 |
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