crokinole

/ ˈkrɒkəˌnəʊl /

noun

1. a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs

Word History and Origins

Origin of crokinole¹

C20: from French croquignole a flick

Example Sentences

To lend authenticity to one’s stay, lights are dimmed in the evening to mimic candlelight; games like checkers, cribbage and crokinole, the latter from rural Canada, are set out.

From Seattle Times

He’d last seen Kale Williams just days prior, playing a board game called Crokinole with him the night before Fleury’s Red Deer Rebels junior team embarked on a road trip.

From Seattle Times

Murray and Maria “handily” beat Alexeyev and Samsonov in Crokinole, and the dinner responsibilities were split.

From Washington Post

The Samsonovs and Alexeyev were housesitters in Murray’s home for roughly a week before he joined them for four days that included home-cooked meals and nights playing Crokinole, a board game popular in Murray’s southern Ontario hometown.

From Washington Post

And he likes to play crokinole, a tabletop carrom-type game.

From Washington Times