Origins of The Name
The name "Crokinole" derives from croquignole, a French word today designating:
- (1) in France, a kind of "cookie" (or "biscuit" in British English), similar to a biscotto;
- (2) in Quebec, a pastry somewhat similar to a doughnut (except for the shape).
It also used to designate of the action of flicking with the finger (Molière, Le malade imaginaire; or Voltaire, Lettre à Frédéric II Roi de Prusse; etc.), and this seems the most likely origin of the name of the game. Croquignole was also a synonym of pichenotte, a word that gave its name to the different but related games of pichenotte and pitchnut.
Crokinole is called knipsbrat ("flick-board") in the Low German spoken by Amish.
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