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bowls

bohlz
noun
1
A precision outdoor sport in which players roll weighted balls to land as close as possible to a smaller target ball.
"Her grandparents play lawn bowls every Sunday afternoon."

How to Use Bowls

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In plain EnglishA lawn game where you roll biased balls toward a small target ball.

UK vs US

Bowls is especially popular in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand; Americans are more likely to know tenpin bowling.

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