skiddles

noun

Etymology

Blend of skid + skittles?

Definitions

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

    • 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.
  2. Alternative form of skittles.

    • Several antique games, such as a skiddles table, occupy an upstairs anteroom.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA