hainching
A Scottish term for the game of road bowling or bullet, in which participants hurl a heavy ball along a road over a set distance.
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A Scottish term for the game of road bowling or bullet, in which participants hurl a heavy ball along a road over a set distance. Road bowling is an ancient game still played in Ireland and parts of Scotland. The term is specific to Scottish regional usage.
They spent the afternoon hainching on the back road, same as their fathers had done.
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(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
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(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
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Scottish term for road bowling — a traditional folk sport in which players throw or roll heavy metal balls (bullets) along country roads, competing to cover a set course in the fewest throws. Road bowling is one of Ireland's and Scotland's oldest rural sports, with the ball flying at incredible speeds down winding country lanes while spectators bet on the outcome. 'Bulleting' captures the trajectory of those heavy metal shots and the whole boisterous, communal spirit of the game.
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(obsolete, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A hain or enclosure.
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(Ireland) A game of skill where a heavy metal ball is thrown along a pre-determined course of rural roads, with the winner being the team with the fewest throws.