skittles
English
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'Game of Skittles', copy of painting by Pieter de Hooch, Cincinnati Art Museum
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɪtəlz/
Noun
skittles
- plural of skittle
Noun
skittles (uncountable)
- (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.
- (uncountable, chiefly chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock.
Derived terms
- beer and skittles
Related terms
- skittle alley
See also
- ninepins
- tenpin bowling