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▪ I. bowling, vbl. n.|ˈbəʊlɪŋ|
[f. bowl v.2]
1. Playing at bowls; the action of rolling a bowl or other round body.
1535Act 27 Hen. VIII, xxv, Any open plaieng house or place for common bowling. 1612Bacon Studies, Ess. (Arb.) 13 Bowling is good for the Stone and Reines. 1705Hickeringill Priest-Cr. ii. vi. 66 They go to Shooting or Bowling as soon as Afternoon Service is done. 1801Strutt Sports & Past. iii. vii. 235. 1879 Daily News 2 Sept. 3/1 Bowling was at all times a mild species of recreation.
2. Cricket.
a. The action of ‘delivering’ the ball.
1755Game at Cricket 6, Laws. 1859All Y. Round No. 13. 306 Jim..go in: cut over the slow bowling. 1879Sat. Rev. 5 July 21 Oxford was once more aided by the bowling of Mr. Jellicoe.
b. The strength or resources of the bowlers in a cricket team.
1845W. Denison Cricketer's Compan. (ed. 2) p. viii, Their great deficiency..is in bowling. 1893R. Daft Kings of Cricket xiii. 234 Surrey..possesses plenty of bowling and of quite the best quality.
c. fig.
1959Listener 6 Aug. 222/2 A Minister at question time trying to stand up to accurate opposition bowling.
3. Comb., as bowling-day, bowling-ground, bowling-night; bowling-crease, the line from behind which the bowler ‘delivers’ the ball in cricket; bowling saloon U.S., a building equipped with bowling-alleys.
1755Game at Cricket 6, Laws..The Bowling-Creases must be cut in a direct line from each Stump. Ibid. 8 If he delivers the Ball, with his hinder Foot over the Bowling-Crease, the Umpire shall call no Ball. 1842Dickens Amer. Notes I. vi. 208 A painted lamp directs you to the Bowling Saloon, or Ten-Pin alley. 1880Boy's Own Bk. 105 Within the return-crease..and behind the bowling-crease, the bowler must stand when he delivers the ball.
▸ bowling bag n. orig. U.S. a bag in which balls and other equipment for ten-pin bowling are carried, typically a brightly coloured plastic or leather zip-up holdall of roughly semi-circular shape with one or two short handles at its top; (also) a smaller fashion handbag of similar shape.
[1938A.B.C. Bull. 16 Sept. 18/1 (advt.) Our new Bowling Ball Bag Catalogue.] 1939A.B.C. Bull. 16 Mar. 2/1 (advt.) Brunswick Brown Beauty *Bowling Bags. 1975Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 6 Apr. 7 c/3 When they bowl in the rolloffs each contestant will be presented with a Brunswick bowling bag as the prize for gaining the finals. 2000Elle Sept. 339/2 Products..are individually wrapped in waterproof packaging so they won't leak in your must-have bowling bag.
▪ II. bowling
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