First Known Use: circa 1772
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bonspiel
noun bon·spiel \ˈbän-ˌspēl\
Definition of BONSPIEL
: a match or tournament between curling clubs
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Origin of BONSPIEL
perhaps from Dutch bond league + spel game
Rhymes with BONSPIEL
aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, chainwheel, chenille, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, pastille, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, stabile, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel
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