Phrase guide
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noun
A Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl, comparable to dice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: games
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Synonyms: hubbub
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A postseason college football competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: bowl
Antonyms: none provided
History
From bowl + game. Sense 2 (“postseason college football competition”) is derived from the Rose Bowl Game, played in the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, which is named for the bowl-shaped Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Across languages
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