A set of games (usually three or five), the last of which is played to decide between the opponents… In bowls. Also figurative and in figurative…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > game or part of game (5) rubber1599 A set of games (usually three or five), the last of which is played to decide between the opponents… In bowls. Also figurative and in figurative… end1688 ? transferred. In the game of Bowls: The portion of a game which is played from one ‘end’ of the green to the other (see quot. 1876). Formerly… roll-off1886 Bowling (originally and chiefly U.S.). A play-off (usually consisting of a single game) held to resolve a tie or determine the qualifier for a… head1893 Curling and Bowls. A session of play in which all the stones or bowls are delivered from one particular end of the rink or green; = end, n. 3d. Now… point1902 A unit of counting, credit, or value. In plural. A version of the game of bowls. Now rare. |
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