Originally an alley in a garden, enclosed by hedges or shrubbery, in which the game of bowls was played; or a bowling green, if long and narrow. 2. In the U.S., a covered place and floor for the playing of the gamed called variously Tenpins, Ninepins, Bowling… (Sturgis, 1900) Photo from North Brunswick, New Jersey, 2026.
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