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skittles

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sk?t?lz/

Noun

skittles (uncountable)

  1. (mostly British, uncountable) 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.
  2. (uncountable, chiefly chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock.

Derived terms

  • beer and skittles

Related terms

  • skittle alley

See also

  • ninepins
  • tenpin bowling

Noun

skittles

  1. plural of skittle

Further reading

  • skittles (sport) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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kayles

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e?lz

Etymology 1

From Middle English keyles, plural of Middle English keil (see Dutch kegel, German Kegel, Danish kegle, and Swedish kegla).

Alternative forms

  • kails

Noun

kayles (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, obsolete or dialect) The game of skittles or ninepins, or the set of pins used in the game.

Etymology 2

Noun

kayles

  1. plural of kayle

Anagrams

  • Kaleys, Kelsay, Lakeys, Laskey

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