"kayles" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -eɪlz Etymology: From Middle English keyles, plural of Middle English keil (see Dutch kegel, German Kegel, Danish kegle, and Swedish kegla). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|keyles}} Middle English keyles, {{der|en|enm|keil}} Middle English keil, {{cog|nl|kegel}} Dutch kegel, {{cog|de|Kegel}} German Kegel, {{cog|da|kegle}} Danish kegle, {{cog|sv|kegla}} Swedish kegla Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kayles (uncountable)
  1. (uncountable, obsolete or dialect) The game of skittles or ninepins. Tags: dialectal, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms (game of skittles): kails
    Sense id: en-kayles-en-noun-MFD653nj Disambiguation of 'game of skittles': 87 13
  2. (uncountable, game theory) A simple impartial game in combinatorial game theory, in which players take turns to knock out one pin or two adjacent pins from a line of imagined bowling pins. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Game theory
    Sense id: en-kayles-en-noun-uriZO3le Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Topics: computing, engineering, game-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Rhymes: -eɪlz Etymology: From Middle English keyles, plural of Middle English keil (see Dutch kegel, German Kegel, Danish kegle, and Swedish kegla). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|keyles}} Middle English keyles, {{der|en|enm|keil}} Middle English keil, {{cog|nl|kegel}} Dutch kegel, {{cog|de|Kegel}} German Kegel, {{cog|da|kegle}} Danish kegle, {{cog|sv|kegla}} Swedish kegla Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} kayles
  1. plural of kayle Tags: form-of, plural Form of: kayle
    Sense id: en-kayles-en-noun-3crwRIGW

Alternative forms

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