skittle
English
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Skittles - geograph.org.uk - 153273
Etymology
Origin unknown. Perhaps of North Germanic origin (compare Old Norse skutill (“bolt, harpoon”), Danish skyttel (“shuttle, child's toy”)). Compare also Old English sċytel (“a dart, bolt”). More at shuttle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɪtəl/
- Rhymes: -ɪtəl
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.
See also
- bowling
Anagrams
- Kittles, kittles