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One-ball shot

Sports; Croquet

This is a shot where only one ball is hit.

Pass roll

Sports; Croquet

This is a shot where the striker's ball goes a longer distance than the croqueted ball goes.

Peel

Sports; Croquet

When a ball, other than the striker's, goes through the hoop and scores a point.

Peg

Sports; Croquet

The Peg is wooden and it stands in the centre of the court. It is 1 foot 6 inches high and players must hit the peg with their ball after having completed the course. Hitting the peg is worth one ...

Peg-down

Sports; Croquet

To suspend a game with the intent of resuming at a later time. The position of the balls and clips are marked so they can be replaced if and when the game does resume.