¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Petanque
1. a game in which bowls are used [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petanque
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Literary usage of Petanque
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"Try petanque. Boules refers to a game played with metal balls, ... The objective
in petanque is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ..."
2. History of Arizona by Thomas Edwin Farish (1915)
"... soon a vein of silver copper glance, called by the Mexicans "petanque" was
discovered that yielded from the grass roots seven thousand dollars a ton. ..."
3. The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora: An Address Before the by Sylvester Mowry (1863)
"The petanque * extracted from the lower excavations assays over $3000 per ton of
2000ft. The company will erect reduction works at the mines, ..."
4. St. Martin and St. Barts Alive! by Harriet Greenberg (2003)
"... volleyball courts and petanque (the French equivalent of bocce). The staff
organizes activities for adults and children. The restaurant often has theme ..."
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