skittle
noun/ˈskɪtl/
/ˈskɪtl/
- [countable] a wooden or plastic object used in the game of skittles
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- skittles[uncountable] (in Britain) a game in which players roll a ball at nine skittles and try to knock over as many of them as possible compare tenpin bowlingTopics Games and toysc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: of unknown origin. The word skyttel exists in Danish and Swedish in the sense ‘shuttle, child's marble’, but there is no evidence to connect this with the game of skittles.
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