skittle

Skittles - geograph.org.uk - 153273

Meanings

Noun

One of the wooden targets used in skittles.

Verb

To play skittles.
To beat comprehensively.
To knock down.

Origin

Origin unknown. Perhaps of North Germanic origin (compare Old Norse skutill, Danish skyttel). Compare also Old English sċytel. More at shuttle.

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