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crown green bowls

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Polish: crown green bowls — form of bowls
  • Welsh: bowls lawnt anwastad — form of bowls