noun
skittle
Skittle (noun) means one of the wooden targets used in skittles.
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One of the wooden targets used in skittles.
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Etymology
Origin unknown. Perhaps of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse skutill (“bolt, harpoon”), related to skjóta (“to shoot”), but the OED dismisses this connection as conjecture. The Old Norse word is related to Swedish and Danish skyttel (“shuttle, child's toy”). Compare also Old English sċytel (“a dart, bolt”). More at shuttle.
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"skittle" (noun) means one of the wooden targets used in skittles.