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kayles.

The game of skittles or ninepins.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The game of skittles or ninepins.

    dialectal · obsolete · uncountable
  2. A simple impartial game in combinatorial game theory, in which players take turns to knock out one pin or two adjacent pins from a line of imagined bowling pins.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English keyles, plural of Middle English keyle (see Dutch kegel, German Kegel, Danish kegle, and Swedish kegla).

noun
  1. plural of kayle

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle English keyles, plural of Middle English keyle (see Dutch kegel, German Kegel, Danish kegle, and Swedish kegla).

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