Skee-Ball(n.)
1909年,专有名词(Skee-Ball Alley Company,美国宾夕法尼亚州费城),第一个元素据说代表了 ski(v.)的旧替代拼写。
Skee ball bowling, in which the ball is jumped or skeed into the pockets in the same manner as a skee-jumper rises from the bump in his flight, is a new and unique hand-ball game that seems destined to great popularity. [Popular Mechanics, July 1909]
“Skee ball bowling”是一种新颖独特的手球游戏,球被跳跃或滑行进入口袋,就像滑雪跳跃运动员从坡上起飞一样,这种游戏似乎注定会大受欢迎。[《Popular Mechanics》,1909年7月]
该词起源时间:1909年