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bonspell

bonspell is the alternative form of bonspiel.

Meaning of bonspiel

Noun

bonspiel (plural bonspiels)

  1. A tournament in the sport of curling.
    • […] and he never took his ee aff them, or said another word, or gave another glance at the bonspiel, though there was the finest fun amang the curlers ever was seen; […]1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown...

Forms of bonspell

pluralbonspells

Questions about bonspell

What is bonspell the alternative form of?
Bonspell is the alternative form of bonspiel.

Words near bonspell in the dictionary

  1. Bonsiega
  2. Bonsignore
  3. Bonsignores
  4. bonsmots
  5. Bonsor
  6. bonspell
  7. bonspells
  8. bonspiel
  9. bonspiels
  10. Bonsu
  11. Bonsus

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