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Meanings of piquet in English

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.

        Usage of piquet in English
        1
        But, in the mean time, suppose we have a game of piquet.
        The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851
        2
        While at piquet this noble lord can get the better of me.
        The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow
        3
        We might have a hand or two of piquet in my rooms.
        His Majesty’s Dragon
        4
        On the other hand, young Roderick Boole thinks he can play piquet.
        A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories
        5
        Citizen Lamarque and I were having a little game of piquet-forvegetables.
        Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
        6
        Harry was happy to be able to play piquet with his aunt.
        The Virginians
        7
        Dr. Rollinson chuckled to himself, and they continued their game of piquet.
        Archibald Malmaison
        8
        Soldiers on piquet often gambled within sight of an enemy's advanced post.
        The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13,...
        9
        No, they hadn't got piquet, but they're the plain shape you like.
        Pointed Roofs: Pilgrimage, Volume 1
        10
        A 'piquet' of 'gens d'armes', he said, was all that was necessary.
        Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 13
        11
        That must be a piquet of the Indian regiment stationed outside the town.
        The Three Admirals
        12
        Now when I played piquet last with De Lannes of Poitou-
        The Refugees / A Tale of Two Continents
        13
        A certain evening at piquet would then most likely never have taken place.
        The Virginians
        14
        Card games were popular, especially primero, trump, piquet, saint, and decoy.
        New Discoveries at Jamestown / Site of the First Successful Engl...
        15
        A debt of honour at piquet preceded the claim of a bill- discounter.
        What Will He Do with It? — Volume 07
        16
        You may see traces of discouragement in my letter: all due to piquet!
        The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
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