skittle

Meaning

Synonyms

skittle pin

bowling pin

Brosme brosme

Brosmius

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskɪtəl/
Etymology

In summary

Origin unknown. Perhaps of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse skutill (“bolt, harpoon”), related to skjóta (“to shoot”), but the OED dismisses this connection as conjecture. The Old Norse word is related to Swedish and Danish skyttel (“shuttle, child's toy”). Compare also Old English sċytel (“a dart, bolt”). More at shuttle.

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