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field cricket

 
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–noun
See under cricket 1 (def. 1).
Origin:
1590–1600
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crick⋅et

1  [krik-it]
–noun
1. any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket).
2. a small metal toy with a flat metal spring that snaps back and forth with a clicking, cricketlike noise when pressed.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME criket insect < OF criquet, equiv. to criqu(er) to creak (imit.) + -et -et

Related forms:
crick⋅et⋅like, adjective
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cricket

  1. mod.
    acceptable. (See negative examples at not cricket.) : Is it really cricket to play under two different names?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

cricket  (1)
"insect," c.1325, from O.Fr. criquet (12c.), from criquer "to creak, rattle, crackle," of echoic origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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