gorodki
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gorodki
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From Russian городки́ (gorodkí, “small towns; skittles in the game of gorodki”), singular городо́к (gorodók), diminutive of го́род (górod, “town, city”). Doublet of yardie.
noun
- An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.
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Talk about this word "gorodki." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gorodki. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. gorodki. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gorodki "gorodki." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gorodki.Cite this
@misc{gorodki_2026,
title = {gorodki},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gorodki},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
