† skaylesn.

Forms: In 1500s skailes, 1500s–1600s skayles, scailes, skales, 1600s scales.

Etymology: apparently a variant of kayles n., but the origin of the s- is not clear; compare kittle-pins and skittles.

Obsolete.

A form of the game of skittles or ninepins; also, one of the pins with which this game is played.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > ninepins or ten-pins > [noun]

kaylesc1325

skaylesa1566

ninepins1580

pin1580

skittles1634

kittle-pins1649

skayle-pins1656

nine pegs1675

four corners1730

Dutch pins1801

Dutch rubbers1801

long bowling1801

ten-pins1807

squails1847

ten-pin bowling1934

α.

a1566 W. Wager Longer thou Livest 781 You taught me first to play at blow pointe,..At skayles, and the playing with a sheepes ioynte.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 211 He played at skayles in the middest of the streete.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sbrigli, a play called ninepins or keeles or skailes.

1628 Maldon (Essex) Documents (Bundle 199, No. 4) Playinge at..skayles, bowles, or anie other unlawfull games.

1647 H. Peacham Worth of Peny 31 The most ordinary recreations of the Countrey are foot-ball, skales, or nine pins.

β. 1579 R. Rice Inuect. Vices D ij b Tennis balles or bowles, horse bones for scailes, nor kniues for muggle pricke.1600 T. Nashe Summers Last Will in Wks. (Grosart) VI. 105 It is against my profession to vse any scales, but such as we play at with a boule.1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 257 To them that doubt of Wine, of chesse, scailes, and of Tables, thou shalt say that such sports and such drinkes are a great sinne.

Derivatives

† ˈskayler n. Obsolete

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > ninepins or ten-pins > [noun] > player

skayler1579

skittler1836

kegler1932

1579 R. Rice Inuect. Vices F j Dicers, Bowlers, Carders, Scailers, Crossers and Pillers.

ˈskayling n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > ninepins or ten-pins > [noun] > playing

skayling1579

skittling1890

1579 R. Rice Inuect. Vices C iv Giuen to Bowlyng,..Tennis plaiyng, scailyng, and such like.

skayle-pins n.

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