Definition of Skittling

1. Verb. (present participle of skittle) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skittling

1. skittle [v] - See also: skittle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skittling

skitting
skittish
skittishly
skittishness
skittishnesses
skittle
skittle-dog
skittle-dogs
skittle alley
skittle ball
skittle out
skittle pin
skittleball
skittled
skittles
skittling (current term)
skitty
skive
skived
skiver
skivered
skivering
skivers
skives
skivie
skivier
skiviest
skiving
skivings
skivvied

Literary usage of Skittling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chess World (1869)
"... even border upon that usually spent upon what are called "skittling games," which I fancy are generally three or four, perhaps five or six times faster. ..."

2. Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess, Whist, Games of Skill and by Westminster Chess Club, London (1877)
"They tend to promote the cultivation of the game in its highest form, by inducing more careful play than is likely to result from ordinary club skittling. ..."

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