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11those who play at bowls must look out for rubbers — Rubber is apparently an alteration of rub, an obstacle or impediment to the course of a bowl. Cf. 1595 SHAKESPEARE Richard II III. iv. 4 Madam, we’ll play at bowls. ’Twill make me think the world is full of rubs. 1762 SMOLLETT Sir Launcelot… …
12Short mat bowls — HistoryThe information pack sent to prospective new clubs by the Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association has given this information for a number of years. It has always been assumed to be correct.The Short Mat Bowls game was first played in …
13Lawn Bowls at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games — SEA Games event infobox Name = Lawn Bowls Image1Size = 200px| Size = 190px Venue = Hidden Vale Sports Club Location = Clark Special Economic Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga Date started = December 1, 2005 Date finished = December 4, 2005 Lawn Bowls… …
14Carpet Bowls — is a variant of Indoor Bowls. It is played particularly in the South of England, although it is played at League and County level in East Anglia, the Midlands and the North. The term carpet is not helpful in this respect as many people upon… …
15Lawn Bowls — ▪ 1998 In the 1980s and 90s, the traditional game of lawn bowls was boosted in the British Isles by a switch in the winter months to carpeted indoor stadiums (by 1997 there were some 400 of them), which attracted large memberships.… …
16John Evans (bowls player) — Football player infobox playername = John Evans | fullname = John Charles Evans height = dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|3|24 cityofbirth = Torquay countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = cityofdeath = countryofdeath = position = Winger… …
17crown green bowls — noun A form of bowls, played on a slightly humped, square, grass green, in which two players each play two biased bowls, either along the edges, or diagonally over the crown; it is especially popular in the North of England See Also: crown green …
18bowl — [[t]bo͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦♦ bowls, bowling, bowled 1) N COUNT A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or …
19bowl — 1. n. 1 a a usu. round deep basin used for food or liquid. b the quantity (of soup etc.) a bowl holds. c the contents of a bowl. 2 a any deep sided container shaped like a bowl (lavatory bowl). b the bowl shaped part of a tobacco pipe, spoon,… …
20sport and fitness — The British are very fond of sport, but many people prefer to watch rather than take part. Many go to watch football, cricket, etc. at the ground, but many more sit at home and watch sport on television. Most people today take relatively little …
