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Webster 1913 Edition
Cricket
Crick′et
(kr?k′?t)
, Noun.
[OE.
criket
, OF. crequet
, criquet
; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak
; cf. D. kriek
a cricket. See Creak
.] (Zool.)
An orthopterous insect of the genus
Gryllus
, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings. ☞ The common European cricket is
Gryllus domesticus
; the common large black crickets of America are Gryllus niger
, Gryllus neglectus
, and others. Balm cricket
. See under
– Balm
. Cricket bird
, a small European bird (
– Silvia locustella
); – called also grasshopper warbler
. Cricket frog
, a small American tree frog (
Acris gryllus
); – so called from its chirping.Crick′et
,Noun.
[AS.
cricc
, crycc
, crooked staff, crutch. Perh. first used in sense 1, a stool probably having been first used as a wicket. See Crutch
.] 1.
A low stool.
2.
A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides.
3.
(Arch.)
A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.
Crick′et
,Verb.
I.
To play at cricket.
Tennyson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cricket
CRICKET
,Noun.
The cricket chirping in the hearth.
CRICKET
,Noun.
1.
A play or exercise with bats and ball.2.
A low stool.