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bowl (v.)
"to roll a ball on the ground," typically as part of a game or contest, mid-15c., from
bowl
"wooden ball" (see
bowls
). Specifically of cricket from 1755; cricket use is source of late 19c. expressions
bowl over
, etc. Related:
Bowled
;
bowling
.