bilboquet
noun
bil·bo·quet
ˌbilbəˈket
plural -s
: a device having a cup or spike at the top of a stick to which is attached a ball on a string
also : the game of maneuvering the device so as to catch the ball in the cup or on the spike compare cup and ball
Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French billeboquet, from bille ball (of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German bickel die, ankle) + bouquer to thrust, from bouc male goat, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish bocc male goat