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skittles

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  • IPA /ˈskɪtəlz/

Noun

skittles noun

  1. One of the wooden targets used in skittles.

skittles noun

  1. (mostly British) 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. An informal form of chess played without a clock.

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ninepinsskittleballskayleskaylesskittle alleyknock-'em-do…keelsskittlerskiddlesskeeballskittles

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