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crokicurl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cro-ki-curl
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A winter sport played on ice, that is a blend of the board game crokinole and the ice sport curling. The playing pieces, similar to curling rocks, are used in place of crokinole pieces, and the playing surface is expanded to the area of a curling rink turn circle. The objective is that of crokinole, of landing the playing piece in the central hole, while played pieces on the surface obstruct launching new rocks from the edge into the central hole.

Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of croki(nole) + curl(ing).

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

crokinole curling

Questions

What does crokicurl mean?
A winter sport played on ice, that is a blend of the board game crokinole and the ice sport curling. The playing pieces, similar to curling rocks, are used in place of crokinole pieces, and the playing surface is expanded to the area of a curling rink turn circle. The objective is that of crokinole, of landing the playing piece in the central hole, while played pieces on the surface obstruct launching new rocks from the edge into the central hole.
Where does crokicurl come from?
Blend of croki(nole) + curl(ing).

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