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kegler N. Amer.|ˈkɛglə(r), ˈkeɪglə(r)|
Also keggler.
[G. kegler skittle-player: cf. kayles n. pl.]
One who plays tenpin bowling, skittles, ninepins, etc.
1932Lincoln (Neb.) State Jrnl. 9 Mar., Floyd Olds..began calling the pin topplers, keglers, and the folk in Cleveland began looking at him askance. 1943Falcaro & Goodman Bowling for All vii. 28 The kegler who feels that he has a 300 game..will discover that every delivery gets tougher after that. 1956Wall St. Jrnl. 22 Mar. 1/1 These sportsmen and women, known to each other as ‘keglers’, will spend about $250 million on their sport, 10 times as much as both major baseball leagues collected in a gate receipts last year. 1958Economist 20 Dec. 1085/1 If the ‘keggler’ does not knock down all the pins with his two balls he is credited merely with the number of pins he does knock over. 1970Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Apr. 15/2 The Kokomo, Ind., kegler beat Dick Ritger, of Hartford, Wis., in the championship [bowling] match. 1974Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 27 Oct. 12-C/5 In match play, each kegler faces each other one time, with the winner of a contest receiving 30 bonus pins. |