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n. - A game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack.

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  • Verb (used with object) : He bowls a good game. She usually bowls a 120 game, but today she bowled 180. ,He was bowled for a duck. He was bowled out for...
  • Serve in bowls, with the parmesan sprinkled on top ...
  • Serve in bowls bowls with a little chopped mint on top.
  • Can serve in bowls, on tortilla chips or with tortillas.
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  • The miners went down to the "bowels" (the inner part) of the earth and found three ancient "bowls" (more than one bowl).
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