bocce

plural bocces · alternative boccie · alternative bocci

1. uncountablehobbiesA game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
2. countablehobbiesOne of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.

   The side with their bocces closest to the pallino earns points.

   2013 February 6, Brian Messenger, “Bocce balls are rolling”, in Eagle-Tribune

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   The object is throw or roll the bocces as close as possible to the pallino.

   2012, Victoria Rowell, Paul Tukey, Tag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games, →ISBN

   When he first started we had to buy a smaller set of bocces because his hands were small.

   2013 April 30, Paul Haigh, “Bocce star to represent Australia”, in Liverpool City Champion