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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.
An insect of the genus Gryllus, belonging to the order of Hemipters. There are several species, so named probably on account of their creaking or chirping voice.
The cricket chirping in the hearth.

CRICKET

,
Noun.
1.
A play or exercise with bats and ball.
2.
A low stool.