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LAWN BOWLING [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

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

A game played on a closely cropped green with wooden balls which are rolled as close as possible to a jack.

OBS

bowls: plural in form but treated as a singular.

OBS

lawn bowling: term used by Parks Canada.

French

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

[...] le boulingrin est un sport de boule [dont] l'objectif du jeu est de lancer des boules le plus près possible de la cible, en l'occurrence le cochonnet.

OBS

boulingrin : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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