Definition for CRICK'ET

CRICK'ET, n.2 [Qu. Sax. cricc, a stick.]

  1. A play or exercise with bats and ball. – Pope.
  2. A low stool. [British kriget, a little elevation. – Whitaker. Qu. Sw. krycka, stilts or crutches.]

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