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boccie

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boc·ce or boc·ci or boc·cie  (bch)
n.
A game of Italian origin similar to lawn bowling that is played with wooden balls on a long narrow court covered with fine gravel.

[Italian bocce, pl. of boccia, ball.]

boccie, bocci, bocce [ˈbɒtʃiː], boccia [ˈbɒtʃə]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) an Italian version of bowls played on a lawn smaller than a bowling green
[from Italian bocce bowls, plural of boccia ball; see boss2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boccieboccie - Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them


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