kayles
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English keyles, plural of Middle English keil (see Dutch kegel, German Kegel, Danish kegle, and Swedish kegla).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪlz
Noun
[edit]kayles (uncountable)
- (uncountable, obsolete or dialect) The game of skittles or ninepins.
- (uncountable, game theory) 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.
Alternative forms
[edit]- (game of skittles): kails
Noun
[edit]kayles