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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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sideboards

Sports; Bowling

See Kickbacks

looper

Sports; Bowling

A slow extra-wide hook.

barmaid

Sports; Bowling

This is a pin that is hidden behind another pin. Examples include; 1-5, 2-8, 3-9. Other names for this include; double wood, one-in-the-dark, sleeper, tandem.

six-pack

Sports; Bowling

Throwing six strikes in a row.

loose hit

Sports; Bowling

A hit low in the pocket, with the ball more towards the 3-pin for a right-handed bowler and the 2-pin for a left-handed bowler, than on the head pin.

bed

Sports; Bowling

This is the entire area surrounding the lane, which includes the approach, the pit and the gutters.

sleeper

Sports; Bowling

A pin that is directly behind another pin. 8-4, 5-1, 9-3. See also barmaid, bicycle, double wood, mother-in-law, one-in-the-dark, tandem.