lawn bowling

noun

1. a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lawn bowling¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Lawn bowling is a different game from lawn bowls, which is described in a preceding paragraph.

From Project Gutenberg