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单词 skittler
释义

skittlern.

Etymology: < skittle v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈskittler.
rare.
1. One who plays at the game of skittles. Also figurative.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > ninepins or ten-pins > [noun] > player
skayler1579
skittler1836
kegler1932
1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 200 He suffered himself to be bowled down in such a cause by such a beggarly skittler as Willis, as if he had been a penny ninepin.
1958 G. Usher Death in Bag vii. 64 He'd go and see how the skittlers was doin'.
2. One who plays chess without serious application.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > player > poor or frivolous player
skittler1868
patzer1948
weakie1962
1868 Westm. Chess Club Papers 1 87 We consider it quite possible to diffuse the game [of chess] without affording encouragement to the mere ‘skittler’.
1911 Daily News 24 Apr. 4 The spread of chess literature, which has made every ‘skittler’ a book player.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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