lawn bowling
noun
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.Also called bowls, bowling on the green.Compare bowl2(def 2), bowling green, jack1(def 7), rink(def 5).
Nearby words
lawless, lawlessly, lawmaker, lawman, lawn, lawn bowling, lawn chair, lawn mower, lawn party, lawn sleeves, lawn tennis
Origin of lawn bowling
First recorded in 1925–30
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