skittles

English

'Game of Skittles', copy of painting by Pieter de Hooch, Cincinnati Art Museum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɪtəlz/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

skittles (uncountable)

1. (mostly British, uncountable) A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.
2. (uncountable, chiefly chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock.

Verb

skittles

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of skittle

Derived terms

• beer and skittles
• skittles and beer
• skittles party

 

Related terms

• skittle alley

See also

• ninepins
• tenpin bowling

Noun

skittles

1. plural of skittle

Further reading

• skittles (sport) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia