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bonspiel
[ bon-speel ]
noun
- a competition or meet in curling at which teams from several clubs or districts compete with one another.
bonspiel
/ -spəl; ˈbɒnˌspiːl /
noun
- a curling match
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bonspiel1
1555–65; Scots dial., perhaps < Dutch or Low German; compare Dutch spel game, play ( Middle Dutch, cognate with Old High German spil, German Spiel ); identity of first element uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bonspiel1
C16: probably from Low German; compare Flemish bonespel children's game; see spiel
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Example Sentences
As the rinks consist of four men only, could they not be spared during the Bonspiel period?
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