bonspiel
[ bon-speel ]
/ ˈbɒnˌspil /
noun
a competition or meet in curling at which teams from several clubs or districts compete with one another.
Origin of bonspiel
1555–65; Scots dial., perhaps < Dutch or Low German; compare Dutch
spel game, play (Middle Dutch, cognate with Old High German
spil, German
Spiel); identity of first element uncertain
Words nearby bonspiel
Example sentences from the Web for bonspiel
As the rinks consist of four men only, could they not be spared during the Bonspiel period?
The Beaver, Vol. 1, February, 1921, No. 5 |Hudson's Bay Company
British Dictionary definitions for bonspiel
bonspiel
/ (ˈbɒnˌspiːl, -spəl) /
noun
a curling match
Word Origin for bonspiel
C16: probably from Low German; compare Flemish
bonespel children's game; see
spiel