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boules

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boules

French ball game, similar to bowls and boccie. Players take turns throwing or rolling a steel ball as close as possible to a small target ball; an opponent's ball may be knocked away if necessary. The playing field is called a pitch.
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Nearby, we spotted three teenagers--two boys and a girl--playing boules.
Finding the accordionist by Masello, David / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
The diverse needs of the city's recreators are met through venues for bocce, boules, cricket, paddle tennis and football, among others.
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X-ray spectrometry of copper: new results on an old subject by Diamant, R. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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