- lawn billiards
- Troco Tro"co, n. An old English game; -- called also {lawn billiards}. [1913 Webster]
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lawn billiards — noun plural but usually singular in construction : troco … Useful english dictionary
Troco — (also called trucks and lawn billiards) is an English lawn game played with balls, cues and rings that remained popular through the Early modern period to the early 20th century. It is a forerunner of croquet and perhaps of cue sports such as… … Wikipedia
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troco — ˈtrō(ˌ)kō noun ( s) Etymology: probably modification of Italian trucco trucks (game) more at trucks : an old English game played on a lawn with wooden balls and cues with spoon shaped iron tips and having as its object the sending of a ball… … Useful english dictionary
Troco — Tro co, n. An old English game; called also {lawn billiards}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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