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Dictionary definition of “kegler”

kegler

n. a bowler. Subjects: , ,
Etymological Note: < German Kegler, a player of a form of ninepins, in which a wooden disk or ball is thrown.
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Citations: 1923 Sheboygan Press-Telegram (Wisc.) (Apr. 10) “Rotarians Not At Their Best In Wire Tourney” p. 3: DeWitt Riess, another good kegler, was not up to standard. His three-game score of 455 was not anywhere near what he is capable of doing. 2004 Rick McCorkle Daily News (Longview, Wash.) (June 25) “Longview-Kelso teams fair well in All-Stars tournament”: Hayden, Idaho, kegler Gaylah Spackman won the all-events with a tournament-record 2150, a 238.9 average for nine games.
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Hello,
Do you have Familie in Kalamazoo, Michigan? My mother in law was born there. And the father, mother and children, came again to Amsterdam! The other Family lived in Michigan, for so far I know!
Greetings from:
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