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lawn bowling

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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).

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Nearby words

  1. lawless,
  2. lawlessly,
  3. lawmaker,
  4. lawman,
  5. lawn,
  6. lawn chair,
  7. lawn mower,
  8. lawn party,
  9. lawn sleeves,
  10. lawn tennis

Origin of lawn bowling

First recorded in 1925–30
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