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skayles
† skayles Obs. In 6 skailes, 6–7 skayles, scailes, skales, 7 scales. [app. a variant of kayles, but the origin of the s- is not clear; cf. kittle-pins and skittles.] A form of the game of skittles or ninepins; also, one of the pins with which this game is played.α a 1566 W. Wager Longer thou livest ...
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squail
▪ I. squail, n. (skweɪl) [Of doubtful origin: cf. squail v.2 and skayles.] 1. pl. The game of ninepins; skittles. s.w. dial.1847 in Halliwell (Somerset). 1883, 1888 in Hampshire and Somerset glossaries. 2. pl. A table-game in which counters or disks are propelled towards some mark by snapping. App. ...
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skittle
▪ I. skittle, n. (skɪt(ə)l) Also 7 pl. skittolles, sketells (skyttals). [Of uncertain origin: forms without initial s- (see kittle-pins) appear a little later in the 17th cent., whereas in the case of kayles and skayles the s- form is the later of the two. Phonetically skittle answers exactly to the...
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scale
▪ I. scale, n.1 (skeɪl) Forms: α. 3– scale; also 4–7, 9 skale, 5 skaylle, 9 scaile, skail. β. 3–7 (9 dial.) scole, 3, 6–7 scoale, 6–7 skole, 7 scoal, scowle, skoal(e. [a. ON. skál str. fem., bowl, pl. (weighing) scales (Sw. skål, Da. skaal: cf. skoal) = OHG. scâla (MHG. schâle, mod.G. schale):—OTeut...
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weight
▪ I. weight, n.1 (weɪt) Forms: α. 1 ᵹewiht, ᵹewyht, 2 iwicht; 1–3 wiht, 3–5 wyht, wiȝt(e, 4–5 wyȝt(e, wyght(e, (4 wygthe), 4–6 whyght(e, 4–5 wighte, 4–7 wight (5 Sc. vycht); 4 wythe, 5 wyt(e, whyt(e, 4–5 witte, wytte. β. 3 Orm. wehht, 3–6 weght, 4–5 weghte, weȝt(e, 4– Sc. wecht (6 vecht); 3–4 weiht,...
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