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Bowling

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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Flat ball
Sports; Bowling

A ball that has few revolutions with little or no action.

Bedposts
Sports; Bowling

This is when the 7 and 10 pins are left standing. Other names for this include; fence posts, goal posts and snake eyes.

Slick
Sports; Bowling

When the Lane is heavily polished. This tends to hold back on hooks.

Floater
Sports; Bowling

A ball that has no lift or turn so it goes where the lane takes it.

Beer frame
Sports; Bowling

This is a frame where one bowler will have to buy beer or other refreshments for the other bowlers they are bowling with. This is usually a pre-determined frame, and the bowler with the lowest score ...

Slide
Sports; Bowling

The last step a bowler takes before they deliver the ball. The bowler's foot slides. Also known as "slide step"

Four-bagger
Sports; Bowling

When a bowler bowls four strikes in a row.

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