crokinole

noun

cro·​ki·​nole

ˈkrōkəˌnōl

plural -s

: a game resembling squails

a crokinole board

a crokinole party

Word History

Etymology

French croquignole fillip, from Middle French, irregular from croquer to crunch

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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