1.
[syn: ninepin, skittle, skittle pin]
VERB (1)
1. play skittles;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Skittle \Skit"tle\, a.
Pertaining to the game of skittles.
[1913 Webster]
Skittle alley, an alley or court in which the game of
skittles is played.
Skittle ball, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing
at the pins in the game of skittles.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
skittle
n 1: a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in
England) skittles [syn: ninepin, skittle, skittle
pin]
v 1: play skittles