croquet ball

Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Related to croquet ball: croquet mallet

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

croquet ball - a wooden ball used in playing croquet

ball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"

croquet equipment - sports equipment used in playing croquet

Mentioned in ?

References in classic literature ?

Later on I heard the noise of croquet balls, and looked out again, and it was Charles Wilcox practising; they are keen on all games.

View in context

Sometimes cast-off leisure--a croquet ball, for instance--is hidden in plain view, too.

Louise Nevelson: Pace Gallery

"Children from the town throw a cushion instead of a sheaf, the cardboard from inside a carpet roll instead of a caber and a croquet ball instead of a stone.

XTRAORDINARY; Jocks AWAY

Figures leave no doubt that more and more people are now applying mallet to croquet ball. A decade ago there were only 5 croquet clubs and 100 active tournament-caliber players in the entire country.

The war of the wicket

As for Mies van der Rohe's chairs or the Eames's famous leather lounger, if your garments are too smooth or your gestures too bold, watch out: you're likely to shoot from your lodgment like a smacked croquet ball. "What does the twentieth-century chair offer us?' he asks.