The action of playing croquet or hitting a ball in croquet by striking it through hoops with a mallet.
Present participle of 'croquet,' from French 'croquet.' The sport itself became popular in England in the 1860s-1870s.
Croquet lawn culture became so competitive in Victorian England that matches were analyzed in newspapers like chess games, and some players achieved celebrity status—making it one of history's strangest sports obsessions.
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