Crocket \Crock"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [OF. croquet, F. crochet, dim. of croc hook. See {Crook}, and cf. {Crotchet}.] 1. (Arch.) An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc. 2. A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler. The antlers and the crockets. --W. Black.
crocket n : an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable