skittle-pins

См. также в других словарях:

• 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Skittle alley — 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 — 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 — ► NOUN 1) (skittles) (treated as sing. ) a game played with wooden pins set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball. 2) a pin used in the game of skittles. 3) (also table skittles) a game played with similar pins set up on… …   English terms dictionary

• skittle — [skit′ l] n. [prob. < Scand cognate of SHUTTLE (as in Dan skyttel, a shuttle, marble)] 1. [pl., with sing. v.] a British form of ninepins in which a wooden disk or ball is used to knock down the pins 2. any of these pins (not) all beer and… …   English World dictionary

• skittle — n. & v. n. 1 a pin used in the game of skittles. 2 (in pl.; usu. treated as sing.) a a game like ninepins played with usu. nine wooden pins set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down usu. with wooden balls or a wooden disc. b (in full table… …   Useful english dictionary

• skittle alley — noun a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins • Syn: ↑bowling alley, ↑alley • Hypernyms: ↑lane • Part Holonyms: ↑bowling equipment • Part Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• skittle — /skit l/, n. Chiefly Brit. 1. skittles, (used with a sing. v.) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins. 2. one of the pins used in this game. [1625 35; perh. < Scand; cf ON skutill shuttle, arrow; Dan skyttel… …   Universalium

• skittle — noun 1》 (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.     ↘(also table skittles) a game played with similar pins set up on a… …   English new terms dictionary

• skittle — skit•tle [[t]ˈskɪt l[/t]] n. 1) brit. skittles, (used with a sing. v.) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins 2) brit. one of the pins used in this game • Etymology: 1625–35; perh. < Scand; cf. ON skutill… …   From formal English to slang