skittle

skit·tle

noun \ˈski-t^əl\

Definition of SKITTLE

1

plural but sing in constr : English ninepins played with a wooden disk or ball

2

: one of the pins used in skittles

Origin of SKITTLE

perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skutill harpoon, bolt, Dan skyttel shuttle — more at shuttle

First Known Use: 1634

Rhymes with SKITTLE

brittle, kittle, little, spital, spittle, tittle, victual, whittle, wittol