boccie

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The ballgame bocce
{i} bocce, Italian lawn bowling game played with wooden balls on a long narrow court covered with dirt or gravel
or bocci or bocce (from Italian bocce, "balls") Game of Italian origin, similar to bowls. It is played on a long, narrow, packed-clay court enclosed with boarded ends and sides. Each player or team in turn rolls four balls (made of wood, metal, or composition material) toward a smaller target ball. The object is to bring the ball to rest nearest the target ball (for which points are awarded at the end of a round), to protect a well-placed ball, or to knock aside an opponent's ball. The game usually proceeds until one side has 12 points
Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)

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bocce
{i} boccie, Italian lawn bowling game played with wooden balls on a long narrow court covered with dirt or gravel
bocce
Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
bocce
A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court