- skittles ball
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English-german dictionary. 2013.
skittles ball
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Skittles (sport) — Skittles is an old European , a variety of bowling, from which Ten pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five pin bowling in Canada are descended. In the United Kingdom the game remains a very popular pub… … Wikipedia
skittles — [treated as sing.] Brit. informal chess that is not played seriously. → skittle skittles [treated as sing.] a game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc. →… … English new terms dictionary
skittles — English ninepin bowling game played with a wooden disk or ball. The pins are set in a diamond formation; the player who knocks down all the pins in the fewest throws wins. Skittles has been played for centuries in public houses and clubs. * * * ▪ … Universalium
skittles — noun a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins • Syn: ↑ninepins • Hypernyms: ↑bowling * * * n ninepins, pins, tenpin bowling, tenpins, skittle pins, kettle pins * * * skittles UK… … Useful english dictionary
skittles — noun a pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible See Also: skittle alley … Wiktionary
skittles — n. form of ninepins, game in which a player attempts to knock down nine pins with a wooden disk or ball skit·tle || skɪtl n. one of the pins used in skittles … English contemporary dictionary
skittles — UK [ˈskɪt(ə)lz] / US noun [uncountable] British a game in which you roll a wooden ball at nine skittles … English dictionary
Skittle ball — Skittle Skit tle, a. Pertaining to the game of skittles. [1913 Webster] {Skittle alley}, an alley or court in which the game of skittles is played. {Skittle ball}, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing at the pins in the game of skittles.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skittle ball — noun ball used to knock down ninepins • Syn: ↑ninepin ball • Hypernyms: ↑ball * * * noun : a heavy wooden disk used in skittles called also cheese * * * skittle ball, a heavy disk, usually of hard wood, for throwing or sliding at the pins in the … Useful english dictionary
life's not all beer and skittles — Meaning Beer and skittles is shorthand for a life of indulgence spent in the pub. Origin Skittles, aka ninepins, has been a popular English pub game since the 17th century. The pins are set up in a square pattern and players attempt to knock them … Meaning and origin of phrases
table skittles — singular noun A game in which a suspended ball is swung to knock down pegs set up on a board • • • Main Entry: ↑table … Useful english dictionary
