Bonspiel

//ˈbɑnspil// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tournament in the sport of curling.

    "[…] and he never took his ee aff them, or said another word, or gave another glance at the bonspiel, though there was the finest fun amang the curlers ever was seen; […]"

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"The bonspiel was for people who curl competitively."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots bonspiel, from Middle Scots bonspele, possibly from Dutch bond (“league”) + spel (“game”).

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