bowl game
A Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl,…A Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl, comparable to dice.
» In bowling, a perfect game consists of twelve strikes in a row.
В боулинге, идеальная игра состоит из двенадцати страйков подряд.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl, comparable to dice.
(US)A postseason college football competition.
Examples
1 sentencesIn bowling, a perfect game consists of twelve strikes in a row.
ruВ боулинге, идеальная игра состоит из двенадцати страйков подряд. — astru
Origin
From bowl + game. Sense 2 (“postseason college football competition”) is derived from theFrom bowl + game. Sense 2 (“postseason college football competition”) is derived from the Rose Bowl Game, played in the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, which is named for the bowl-shaped Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
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