SKITTLE


Meaning of SKITTLE in English

/skit"l/ , n. Chiefly Brit.

1. skittles , ( used with a sing. v. ) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins.

2. one of the pins used in this game.

[ 1625-35; perh. skutill shuttle, arrow; Dan skyttel shuttle ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .