What is a ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball called?
rover — (Croquet) A ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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