skittles

English

'Game of Skittles', copy of painting by Pieter de Hooch, Cincinnati Art Museum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɪtəlz/

Noun

skittles

1. plural of skittle

Noun

skittles (uncountable)

1. (mostly British, uncountable) A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.
2. (uncountable, chiefly chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock.

Derived terms

• beer and skittles

Related terms

• skittle alley

See also

• ninepins
• tenpin bowling