He only managed to bowl down one skittle out of nine.
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Skittle
/ˈskɪtəl/
Synonyms for "skittle" (14 found)
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11 entriesbowling skittlegreen skittlered skittleskittle alleyskittle ballskittle gameskittle pinsskittle setskittle strikewooden skittleyellow skittle
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By the afternoon it seemed as if the storm had passed and that frost was setting in; but in the evening the wind rose to gale force, bringing telegraph poles down like skittles and tangling power and telephone lines.
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