bonspiel
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- noun
- /ˈbɒnˌspiːl/
- Jargon
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bonspiel
- Many spectators gathered to watch their favorite teams compete at the regional bonspiel this weekend.
Examples
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Interesting note yesterday: while I was watching the bonspiel, the announcers said out of the 32 members of the 8 teams (8x4, okay, yeah, that's right).
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Then play a bonspiel for the gutless.
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But obviously I was wrong, and if you can hear my voice then you know that I've gone to that great "bonspiel" in the sky.
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Interesting note yesterday: while I was watching the bonspiel, the announcers said out of the 32 members of the 8 teams (8x4)
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The annual bonspiel brought together teams from various countries to compete in curling.
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The club's bonspiel will feature both men's and women's teams in a friendly competition.
Synonyms
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A sports competition where players or teams compete to win
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A series of contests where knights fight on horses to win a prize
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Etymology
The word bonspiel came into English from Scotland and names a curling tournament. A helpful idea is that it probably comes from old Dutch words bond 'league' and spel 'game', so a bonspiel is like a 'league game', which fits its modern meaning as a competition with several teams.