Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A game played on a round or octagonal board, in which round wooden disks are filliped from the edge toward the middle. See
squail .
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- noun A
game , popular inCanada , in which woodendiscs areflicked towards the centre of acircular board.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The con is a little different than a horror convention in that there is a lot of gaming going on (including, interestingly, crokinole, a game I used to play when I was a kid) and a fair number of people in costume.
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I could not ask what games he meant, fearing that I might smile in his face if he should say crokinole, tiddledy-winks, or button-button.
Reveries of a Schoolmaster Francis B. Pearson
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'I'm filled full of desires for crokinole and progressiveness.
The Depot Master Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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The amusements was crokinole and parchesi and checkers and the like of that.
The Depot Master Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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When crokinole was introduced into Homeburg twenty odd years ago, the kerosene wagon had to make an extra mid-week trip.
Homeburg Memories George Fitch 1896
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We got up dances and crokinole parties and concerts for them.
At Good Old Siwash George Fitch 1896
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The first half-hour after the dishes were washed (a task performed to music, all hands joining in the choruses of "John Peel," "Blow, ye winds of morning," etc.) was spent quietly enough, four of the party at parcheesi, the others busy over crokinole and jackstraws; but by and by there was a cry of "Boston!" and instantly boards and counters were put away on their shelf, and the decks cleared for action.
The Merryweathers Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896
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Al the Pal will be entertaining everyone with his magic and laughter at 1: 15 and 3 p.m. while those present will. enjoy a bowl of chili or a hotdog, or have a game of cards or crokinole.
Orangeville Citizen 2010
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Croke Lite - The classic tabletop game crokinole comes to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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The con is a little different than a horror convention in that there is a lot of gaming going on (including, interestingly, crokinole, a [...]
pterodactyl commented on the word crokinole
"Royalty, lord it looked good on me / Buried in silk in the royal boudoir or going nuclear free / Or playing crokinole with the Princess of Monaco / Telling my jokes to the OPEC leaders, getting it all on video"
-- "King of Spain", by Moxy Früvous
March 19, 2011