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lawn bowling: see bowls bowls, ancient sport (the bocce of Caesar's Rome is still played by Italians), especially popular in Great Britain and Australia, known as lawn bowls or bowling on the green in the United States. ..... Click the link for more information. . bowlsor lawn bowls or lawn bowlingBowling game similar to the Italian boccie and the French boules played on a green with wooden balls (called bowls) that are rolled at a target ball (the jack). The object is to roll one's bowls so that they come to rest nearer to the jack than those of an opponent, sometimes achieved by knocking aside an opponent's bowl or jack. One point is awarded for each winning bowl. Depending on the game, players use four, three, or two bowls, and games end at 18 or 21 points. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The spry blue-eyed nonagenarian will soon be teaching a lawn bowling class to the young 'uns in her retirement community. Do you play cricket or belong to a lawn bowling club? English, Dutch and German settlers imported their own version of bowling to America, and the first permanent American bowling location was for ninepin lawn bowling in New York's Battery area While it is uncertain where the tenpin game evolved, by the late 1800s it was played in many states like New York, Ohio and Illinois |
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