kayles
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English keyles, plural of Middle English keil (see Dutch kegel, German Kegel, Danish kegle, and Swedish kegla).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪlz
Noun edit
kayles (uncountable)
- (uncountable, obsolete or dialect) The game of skittles or ninepins.
- (uncountable, game theory) A simple impartial game in combinatorial game theory, in which players take turns to knock out one pin or two adjacent pins from a line of imagined bowling pins.
Alternative forms edit
- (game of skittles): kails
Noun edit
kayles