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Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
CONT

Canadian fivepin bowling. This is regarded as the "native" game of bowling in Canada. It appears to have developed early in the 20th c. when a number of businessmen at Toronto Bowling Club felt a need for a faster but less strenuous game than ten-pin bowling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
CONT

Les 5-quilles sont toutefois peu répandues au Québec.

Spanish

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