a wooden or plastic pin, typically widest just above the base - Also called (esp US): ninepins (plural; functioning as singular)
a bowling game in which players knock over as many skittles as possible by rolling a wooden ball at them
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skit•tle
(skit′l),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]
- British Terms skittles, (used with a sing. v.) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins.
- British Termsone of the pins used in this game.
- Scandinavian; cf Old Norse skutill shuttle, arrow; Danish skyttel shuttle
- perh. 1625–35
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