skittle

Etymology
Origin. Perhaps of origin, from, related to , but the OED dismisses this connection as conjecture.

The Old Norse word is related to Swedish and 🇨🇬. Compare also 🇨🇬. More at.

Noun

 * 1) One of the wooden targets used in skittles.

Translations

 * Maori: pine rākau, pine
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To play skittles.
 * 2)  (with down) To squander one's money.
 * 3)  (sometimes with out) To rapidly bowl out a succession of batsmen.
 * 4)  To defeat easily.
 * 5)  To knock down (skittles).

Derived terms

 * skittle out