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qualifying shot

Sports; Croquet

This is the shot that begins a turn.

questionable stroke

Sports; Croquet

When there is a question of whether a play was legal or not. A Referee should be asked to make a ruling.

quintuple peel

Sports; Croquet

A five-wicket peel. This is a very rare event.

reverse palm grip

Sports; Croquet

One of the more popular grips used in croquet. In this grip the lower hand palm faces away from the body, and the upper hand palm faces toward the body.

right of choice

Sports; Croquet

Deciding who will have the choice of the starting position or the choice of balls. Usually a lag or a coin toss is used to decide the who will have the choice.

rigor mortis

Sports; Croquet

This means to be dead on all balls. Other names for this include; Three Ball Dead or Three B D.

roll stroke

Sports; Croquet

This is a shot that is used to have both striker's ball as well as the croqueted ball go a long distance. This is done by striking down on the striker's ball rather than hitting a level shot.