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Definition of Croquet mallet
1. Noun. A mallet used to strike the ball in croquet.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Croquet Mallet
Literary usage of Croquet mallet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1904)
"Sacharissa came along the alley on the right of the fountain holding a croquet-mallet
in her hand. She greeted them smiling. " Has he lost his ticket ? ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Henry Charles Howard Suffolk, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo (1897)
"... Croquet. Mallet—Consists of head and handle. The latter is now usually about
2 ft. 9 in. to 3 ft. in length, made of ash, and trimmed to an octagon ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"... the chief interest of croquet mallet should be from four inches to four and
generally spoken of as a modern game, three-quarters in length, ..."
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