Etymology

gorodki

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Today it means: An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them. Full definition →

Russian городки́
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  1. Russian · derived fromгородки́“small towns; skittles in the game of gorodki”
  2. English todaygorodki

From Russian городки́ (gorodkí, “small towns; skittles in the game of gorodki”), singular городо́к (gorodók), diminutive of го́род (górod, “town, city”). Doublet of yardie.

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