Meaning of skittle in English
Verb
skittleDefinitions
1. play skittlesNoun
skittleEtymology
mid 17th century: of unknown origin. The word skyttel exists in Danish and Swedish in the sense ‘shuttle, child's marble’, but there is no evidence to connect this with the game of skittlesDefinitions
1. a bowling pin of the type used in ninepins or (in England) skittles