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gorodki

gorodki noun: an ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.

gorodki: an ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by...
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Noun

gorodki (uncountable)

  1. An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.

Origin of gorodki

From Russian городки́ (gorodkí, “small towns; skittles in the game of gorodki”), singular городо́к (gorodók), diminutive of го́род (górod, “town, city”). Doublet of yardie.

Questions about gorodki

What does gorodki mean?
Gorodki means an ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.
What part of speech is gorodki?
Gorodki is a noun.

Words near gorodki in the dictionary

  1. gornos
  2. gorns
  3. Gorny
  4. Gornys
  5. Gorobets
  6. gorodki
  7. Gorokan
  8. Goroke
  9. Gorol
  10. Goroll
  11. Gorontalo

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