piquet

noun

a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards

Roots

piquerpiqu- · French · to prick et-et · French · diminutive

Words related to piquet

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