ˈskɪtl n. & v. --n. 1 a
pin used in
the game of skittles. 2 (in
pl.; usu. treated as sing.) a a game like ninepins played
with usu.
nine wooden pins set up at the
end of an alley to be bowled down usu. with wooden balls or a wooden
disc. b (in full
table skittles) a game played with
similar pins set up on a
board to be knocked down by
swinging a suspended ball. c colloq.
chess not played
seriously. --v.tr. (often foll. by out) Cricket
get (batsmen)
out in
rapid succession. [17th c. (also kittle-pins): orig. unkn.]