Ninepins

  • 51ninepin — noun Date: circa 1580 1. plural but singular in construction a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin or having the nine pins in a diamond shaped configuration with one pin in the center 2. a pin used in ninepins …

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  • 52skittle — noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skutill harpoon, bolt, Danish skyttel shuttle more at shuttle Date: 1634 1. plural but singular in construction English ninepins played with a wooden disk or ball 2. one of the… …

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  • 53William II of England — William Rufus redirects here. See also William Rufus Day. William II Rufus William II, from the Stowe Manuscript King of England (more...) …

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  • 54Skittles (sport) — Skittles is an old European , a variety of bowling, from which Ten pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five pin bowling in Canada are descended. In the United Kingdom the game remains a very popular pub… …

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  • 55Titokowaru's War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Titokowaru s War partof = New Zealand land wars Gustavus von Tempsky by Titokowaru s forces at Te Ngutu o Te Manu, as painted by Kennett Watkins. date = June 1868 March 1869 place = Taranaki, New Zealand… …

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  • 56Adriaen van Ostade — painted by Frans Hals c. 1645/1648 Adriaen van Ostade (baptized as Adriaen Jansz Hendricx December 10, 1610 – buried May 2, 1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works. Contents …

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  • 57Várpalota — Infobox Settlement subdivision type = Country subdivision name = HUN timezone=CET utc offset=+1 timezone DST=CEST utc offset DST=+2 pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location of Várpalota pushpin mapsize = official… …

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  • 58The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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  • 59William Smith (shearer) — William Deucem Smith Born 1896 Bourke, New South Wales, Australia Died 1947 Occupation Sheep shearer William Deucem Smith (1896–1947) was known as one of the most talented sheep shearers in the world. His character and skill with the shears… …

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  • 60Bush dance — is a style of dance from Australia. The dances are mainly based on the traditional dances of the UK, Ireland and central Europe TOC Eras of bush dance in Australia *Early European 1770 – 1850 settlers came with their local dance traditions. *Gold …

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