gorodki.
An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.
Meaning & usage
An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.
Where this word comes from
From Russian городки́ (gorodkí, “small towns; skittles in the game of gorodki”), singular городо́к (gorodók), diminutive of го́род (górod, “town, city”). Doublet of yardie.
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