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Terms of or pertaining to a sport in which the object of the game is to knock over a set of pins by rolling a heavy ball across a defined boundary.

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Half hit
Sports; Bowling

A ball not thrown hard or light but midway between them.

Channel
Sports; Bowling

The proper name for a gutter. There are gutters on the right and left side of each lane that will take the ball to the pit if it goes off the lane.

Broom ball
Sports; Bowling

A ball that hits the pins that makes it look like the pins were swept away with a broom.

Spot bowling
Sports; Bowling

Using a target on the lane to aim the ball. Most bowlers who spot bowl use the range finders.

Grasshopper
Sports; Bowling

A successful ball, above all on light pocket hits.

Bucket
Sports; Bowling

Four-pin that are left standing on the sides or centre of a lane. This could include the 1-2-3-5, 2-4-5-8 or 3-5-6-9.

Squeeze
Sports; Bowling

The placement of the second and third fingers against the thumb when throwing the ball.

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