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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 possibleSee Also: skittle alley
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Skittles — Skittles. Skittles es una marca de caramelos masticables de fruta producida y comercializada por Mars, Incorporated. Estos son unos duros depósitos de azúcar que llevan la letra S, marcada sobre cada caramelo. El interior es principalmente azúcar … Wikipedia Español
Skittles — may refer to: *Skittles (sport) is the sport from which bowling originated. *Tabletop Skittles is the Carrom version, which uses a spinning top to knock over pins. *Skittles (confectionery) are a small candy, made in several flavors. *Skittles… … Wikipedia
skittles — [treated as sing.] Brit. informal chess that is not played seriously. → skittle skittles [treated as sing.] a game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc. →… … English new terms dictionary
Skittles — Skit tles, n. pl. [Of Scand. origin. [root]159. See {Shoot}, v. t., and cf. {Shuttle}, {Skit}, v. t.] An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skittles — game played with nine pins, 1630s, pl. of skittle, one of the pins used in the game, probably from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. skyttel shuttle ) … Etymology dictionary
Skittles — Упаковка оригинального фруктового Skittles Skittles (дословно с англ. вздоры) бренд жевательных конфет с фруктовым вкусом, выпускаемый компанией Mars. Каждая конфета имеет твёрдую сахарную глазурь с напечатанной на не … Википедия
skittles — English ninepin bowling game played with a wooden disk or ball. The pins are set in a diamond formation; the player who knocks down all the pins in the fewest throws wins. Skittles has been played for centuries in public houses and clubs. * * * ▪ … Universalium
skittles — noun a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins • Syn: ↑ninepins • Hypernyms: ↑bowling * * * n ninepins, pins, tenpin bowling, tenpins, skittle pins, kettle pins * * * skittles UK… … Useful english dictionary
