Bowling

Bowling

Terms of or pertaining to a sport in which the object of the game is to knock over a set of pins by rolling a heavy ball across a defined boundary.

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spare

Sports; Bowling

Knocking all the pins down by throwing two balls. The bowler scores 10 points plus the number of pins they knock down with the first ball of the next frame.

Bowling balls are made out of nonmetallic material usually plastic or a urethane compound. The circumference of the ball can be no greater than 27inches and it should weigh no more than 16 pounds. ...

spare leave

Sports; Bowling

Refers to the pins that remain standing after first ball is rolled. This term often means a leave where it's relatively easy to get a spare. As opposed to a split leave

bowling shoes

Sports; Bowling

Bowling shoes have a sticky, rubbery sole on the non-sliding foot, which acts as a brake the other shoe has a slicker, harder sole to allow sliding on the last step.