Meaning of skiddles | Babel Free

Definitions

A game played on ice in which sticks are thrown at pins to knock them over.

dated, uncountable

Examples

“Probably you'd prefer⟳ playing Skiddles in such a way that there is a possibility of winning the game, or at least ending it! If that is so you'll have⟳ to change⟳ the real rules a little.”

“If there is a need⟳ or desire for more games or play⟳ equipment in the camp, here is the book that tells how the campers can make⟳ them — table tennis, shuffleboard, paddle tennis, box hockey, skiddles, dart baseball, exo, and scores of others”

“Several antique games, such as a skiddles table, occupy⟳ an upstairs anteroom.”

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