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
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
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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