skittle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

skit·tle [skittle skittles skittled skittling] BrE [ˈskɪtl] NAmE [ˈskɪtl] noun
1. countable (in Britain) a wooden or plastic object used in the game of skittles
2. skittlesuncountable (in Britain) a game in which players roll a ball at nine skittles and try to knock over as many of them as possible
compare ↑tenpin bowling

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: of unknown origin. The word skyttel exists in Danish and Swedish in the sense ‘shuttle, child's marble’, but there is no evidence to connect this with the game of skittles.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ninepin, skittle pin