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PIQUET-BUT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stake
1, record 1, English, stake
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Croquet is a popular backyard lawn game as well as a tournament sport. ... There are many versions of croquet. The kind usually played in backyards has nine wickets, with a stake at each end of the court. But as a serious sport ..., there are six wickets and a single centre stake. 2, record 1, English, - stake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Croquet is played with coloured balls (red, yellow, blue and black) and a mallet. 3, record 1, English, - stake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- piquet-but
1, record 1, French, piquet%2Dbut
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- piquet 1, record 1, French, piquet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
EUROPE. Le matériel ordinaire comprend 8 maillets, 8 boules et 8 marques. Il s'y ajoute 2 piquets-buts, 8 arceaux ordinaires et 2 arceaux soudés en croix au centre duquel pend une sonnette et qu'on appelle la cloche. 2, record 1, French, - piquet%2Dbut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
AMÉRIQUE DU NORD. Le joueur de croquet se sert de maillets pour frapper des boules de couleur à travers une série d'arceaux, en suivant un parcours qui se termine par un piquet-but. [...] Il existe plusieurs variantes. Celle généralement pratiquée comme jeu récréatif comporte 9 arceaux et 2 piquets plantés à chaque extrémité du parcours. Mais le sport professionnel [...] se joue avec 6 arceaux et un seul piquet-but central. 3, record 1, French, - piquet%2Dbut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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