Kayles


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n. pl.1.A game; ninepins.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The word "skittles", long associated with beer, is first recorded in English in 1630 while other games derived from the French "quilles" included "kayles", "cayles", "keiles", "kyles" and "skayles".
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Try your hand at pagan games such as spear throwing, quoits and kayles and tip cat.
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