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