bocce vs bowls

bocce

noun
  • A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court 

  • One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce. 

bowls

noun
  • A ball used in the game of bowls 

  • A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do. 

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