Ninepins
81bowling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tenpins, duckpins, candlepins; ninepines, skittles; lawn bowling, bowls. See amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bowls, duckpins, candlepins, ninepins, tenpins, bocce ball, lawn bowling, skittles,… …
82Amusement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Amusement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 amusement amusement entertainment Sgm: N 1 diversion diversion divertissement Sgm: N 1 reaction reaction solace Sgm: N 1 pastime pastime passetemps …
83life's not all beer and skittles — Meaning Beer and skittles is shorthand for a life of indulgence spent in the pub. Origin Skittles, aka ninepins, has been a popular English pub game since the 17th century. The pins are set up in a square pattern and players attempt to knock them …
84skittles — n. form of ninepins, game in which a player attempts to knock down nine pins with a wooden disk or ball skit·tle || skɪtl n. one of the pins used in skittles …
85down among the dead men — drunk The dead men are the skittles which have been knocked over in ninepins. Whence also the rarer in the down pins …
86skittles — n. pl. Ninepins …
87pin — [[t]pɪn[/t]] n. v. pinned, pin•ning 1) a small, slender, often pointed piece of metal, wood, etc., used as a fastener or support 2) a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things together 3)… …
88skittle — skit•tle [[t]ˈskɪt l[/t]] n. 1) brit. skittles, (used with a sing. v.) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins 2) brit. one of the pins used in this game • Etymology: 1625–35; perh. < Scand; cf. ON skutill… …
89bowl — I. /boʊl / (say bohl) noun 1. a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc. 2. the contents of a bowl. 3. a rounded, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe. 4. a large drinking cup; a goblet. 5. → skate bowl. 6.… …
90bowls — /boʊlz / (say bohlz) noun 1. → lawn bowls. 2. → carpet bowls. 3. skittles, ninepins, or tenpin bowling …
