bonspiel
English edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Dutch bond (“league”) and Dutch spel (“game”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bonspiel (plural bonspiels)
- A tournament in the sport of curling.
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- […] and he never took his ee aff them, or said another word, or gave another glance at the bonspiel, though there was the finest fun amang the curlers ever was seen; […]