Bowles

Many seem to have lived like modern expats, keeping to their own compounds, importing their own cider, butter, beer and bacon, playing "bowles" and "krickett", indulging in amateur dramatics and drinking too much. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He's out tokin 'bowles with Austin and the Wellington's all grins. ❋ Youneverwin (2005)

I see from my referral records that someone just visited here after Googling "camilla parker bowles 'horse face.'" ❋ Ann Althouse (2005)

They neuer wash their dishes or bowles: yea, when their flesh is sodden, they wash the platter wherein it must be put, with scalding hot broth out of the pot, and then powre the said broth into the pot againe. ❋ Unknown (2004)

You walk into the Times Square station just as if you are entering the bowles of New York City to catch a train. ❋ Partygirl (2001)

Which bowles were filled with burning coles couered ouer with embers, and in euery vessell vppon the ashes did boyle a little pot of gold, which contrary liquors infused with sweet odours. ❋ Francesco Colonna (N/A)

Their challenge was, two to two, and he that dranke to his companion must drinke so many times as hee had yeares; the youngest of the foure was eight and fiftie yeares old; the second three-score and three; the third four-score and seven; the fourth four-score and twelve; so that he which dranke least, dranke eight-and-fifty bowles full of wine, and so consequently, according to their yeares, whereof one dranke four-score and twelve bowles. ❋ Various (N/A)

And bring abrode their wassell bowles, who well rewarded bee, ❋ John Ashton (N/A)

If at supper in these great bowles of thine thys happened vnto thee, who wolde not haue counted it ❋ Richard Sherry (N/A)

Merry England also had many laws forbidding "tennis, bowles, dicing and cards," the object being to encourage the practice of archery. ❋ Preserved Smith (1910)

But besides "the bowles and the claish," field sports, fishing, shooting, hunting, were the delight of every one, and although the forest laws were terrible, they served only to enhance the excitement by danger. ❋ James Anthony Froude (1856)

Sea, distributing it unto each man of his company by whole bowles full. ❋ Unknown (1685)

Bowling-ally (where lords and ladies are now at bowles) ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)

W. Joyce and I to a game at bowles on the green there till eight o'clock, and then comes my wife in the coach, and a coach full of women, only one man riding by, gone down last night to meet a sister of his coming to town. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)

Thence to Mrs. Sarah, and there looked over my Lord's lodgings, which are very pretty; and White Hall garden and the Bowling-ally (where lords and ladies are now at bowles), in brave condition. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)