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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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field goal

Sports; Bowling

Ball rolled between two pins so that neither one of them is knocked over.

dive into the pocket

Sports; Bowling

When at the last-instant the ball makes a sharp break. When this happens, the ball is said to have "dived into the pocket."

wooden bottles

Sports; Bowling

Another name for Pins.

division boards

Sports; Bowling

Used to describe the area where the pine and maple meet on a lane.

working ball

Sports; Bowling

A ball that has a lot of action so it can mix the pins up even on an off-pocket hit and have them fly around and off each other for a strike. Also a good ball to throw to pick up spares.

dodo

Sports; Bowling

A bowling ball that is over the legal weight or that is out of balance. This is not a legal ball.

wrap around

Sports; Bowling

A shot that hits the 6-pin which in turn is suppose to hit the 10-pin but instead it spins around it, without knocking it down.

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