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Skittle

Skit′tle

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the game of skittles.
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.

Definition 2024


skittle

skittle

English

Skittles - geograph.org.uk - 153273

Noun

skittle (plural skittles)

  1. 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)

  1. To play skittles.
  2. To beat comprehensively.
  3. To use as a recreational drug a certain over-the-counter cough medication that is taken orally and whose tablets are said to resemble Skittles.

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