NINEHOLES

Meaning of NINEHOLES in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular in construction

1. : a game in which balls or marbles are rolled into nine holes in the ground or through arches in a board

2. : a difficult situation — usually used in the phrase in the nineholes

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

NINEHOLES — (n. pl.) A game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is bowled.
Английский словарь Webster
NINEHOLES — ( n. pl. ) A game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINEHOLES — noun ·pl a game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is bowled.
Webster English vocab
BUMBLEPUPPY — ˈbəmbəlˌpəpē noun Etymology: bumble (II) + puppy 1. : the old game of nineholes 2. : whist played poorly or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROLLMYDAMES — (n.) The game of nineholes.
Английский словарь Webster
BUMBLEPUPPY — (n.) The old game of nineholes.
Английский словарь Webster
TROLLMYDAMES — ( n. ) The game of nineholes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TROLLMYDAMES — noun the game of nineholes.
Webster English vocab
BUMBLEPUPPY — add. ·noun the old game of nineholes. 2. bumblepuppy ·add. ·noun whist played in an unscientific way.
Webster English vocab
MARBLE — small, hard ball that is used in a variety of children's games and is named after the 18th-century practice of …
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