kayles

English

Etymology

From Middle English keyles, plural of Middle English keil (see Dutch kegel, German Kegel, Danish kegle, and Swedish kegla).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪlz

Noun

kayles (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, obsolete or dialect) The game of skittles or ninepins.
  2. (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
  • (game of skittles): kails

Noun

kayles

  1. plural of kayle

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