SKITTLE

ninepin, skittle, skittle pin

(noun) a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles

skittle

(verb) play skittles

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

skittle (plural skittles)

One of the wooden targets used in skittles.

Verb

skittle (third-person singular simple present skittles, present participle skittling, simple past and past participle skittled)

(intransitive) To play skittles.

(transitive) To beat comprehensively.

(transitive) To knock down.

Anagrams

• Kittles, kittles

Source: Wiktionary

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Skit"tle, a.

Definition: Pertaining to the game of skittles. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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