spare balls

A form of spare ball — The situation where all ten pins are knocked down with the second throw in a frame. The points scored by the next ball rolled (in the next frame) are added to the spare's frame's score.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of spare ball
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APA

spare balls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20balls

MLA

“spare balls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20balls. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spare balls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20balls.

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