Skittle

Skittle
This interesting and unusual name, with variant spellings Skottle, Skittle(s) etc., derives from the Old English "scyttel" translating variously as a bar, bolt or shuttle, (related to the Old Scandinavian "skyttel, a shuttle), and was originally given as a metonymic occupational name to one who made shuttles for weaving purposes, or perhaps to someone who forged bars or bolts for defence structures. With reference to the latter it is interesting to note that Shuttleworth in Lancashire and Shutlanger, (Northamptonshire), both have as their first element the Old English "scyttel", a fortification with bars of a certain kind. On November 24th 1605, Joan Skittle and John Write were married in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, and in January 1613, Elizabeth Scatell, an infant, was christened in St. Margarets, Westminster, London. One, Anne Skittels was christened in St. Luke's, Chelsea, on January 5th 1745, and Sarah Skettles was christened in Dartford, Kent on January 6th 1806. The final "s" on the name indicates the patronymic form. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Agnes Skottle, (marriage to John Culpack), which was dated September 17th 1581, at St. Nicholas, Colchester, Essex, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Skittle — Skit tle, a. Pertaining to the game of skittles. [1913 Webster] {Skittle alley}, an alley or court in which the game of skittles is played. {Skittle ball}, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing at the pins in the game of skittles. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skittle — ► NOUN 1) (skittles) (treated as sing. ) a game played with wooden pins set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball. 2) a pin used in the game of skittles. 3) (also table skittles) a game played with similar pins set up on… …   English terms dictionary

  • skittle — [skit′ l] n. [prob. < Scand cognate of SHUTTLE (as in Dan skyttel, a shuttle, marble)] 1. [pl., with sing. v.] a British form of ninepins in which a wooden disk or ball is used to knock down the pins 2. any of these pins (not) all beer and… …   English World dictionary

  • skittle — UK [ˈskɪt(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms skittle : singular skittle plural skittles British a wooden or plastic object shaped like a bottle, used in the game of skittles …   English dictionary

  • skittle — An extremely inconspicuous act of revenge that results in no real harm done, but nevertheless provides the person seeking revenge with a sense of satisfaction. Tom forgot to take the trash out, so I left him a skittle I moved the bookmark seven… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • skittle — An extremely inconspicuous act of revenge that results in no real harm done, but nevertheless provides the person seeking revenge with a sense of satisfaction. Tom forgot to take the trash out, so I left him a skittle I moved the bookmark seven… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • skittle — [[t]skɪ̱t(ə)l[/t]] skittles 1) N COUNT A skittle is a wooden object used as a target in the game of skittles. [mainly BRIT] Syn: ninepin 2) N UNCOUNT Skittles is a game in which players try to knock over as many skittles as they can out of a… …   English dictionary

  • skittle — kėglis statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Kėglių žaidimų taikinys – butelį primenanti medinė arba plastikinė figūra. Medtakio kėglis yra medinis, su plastiko apvalkalu; jo aukštis 38,1 cm, masė 1,305–1,640 kg. Kiltakio ir… …   Sporto terminų žodynas

  • Skittle alley — Skittle Skit tle, a. Pertaining to the game of skittles. [1913 Webster] {Skittle alley}, an alley or court in which the game of skittles is played. {Skittle ball}, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing at the pins in the game of skittles.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Skittle ball — Skittle Skit tle, a. Pertaining to the game of skittles. [1913 Webster] {Skittle alley}, an alley or court in which the game of skittles is played. {Skittle ball}, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing at the pins in the game of skittles.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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