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Cricket \Crick"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [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.
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Note: The common European cricket is {Gryllus domesticus};
the common large black crickets of America are {Gryllus
niger}, {Gryllus neglectus}, and others.
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{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.
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Cricket \Crick"et\, n. [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.
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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.
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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.
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Cricket \Crick"et\, v. i.
To play at cricket. --Tennyson.
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