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  • noun Alternative spelling of bocce.

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  • noun Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court

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Examples

  • And I like how curling is related to other games that people play all over the world, some of them very old, such as boccie, boules, petanque, or lawn bowls - ingeniously adapted to a winter climate.

    games 2005

  • And I like how curling is related to other games that people play all over the world, some of them very old, such as boccie, boules, petanque, or lawn bowls - ingeniously adapted to a winter climate.

    Archive 2005-12-01 2005

  • "We want to include the seniors in events such as boccie tournaments.

    Latest News 2008

  • It features baseball fields, boccie courts, playgrounds and handball courts.

    Pushing the Boundaries in the West Village Joseph De Avila 2011

  • Banners honoring famous paisans like Pavarotti and DeNiro dress up the streets, while boccie is the big sport at Amici Park.

    Laura Lippstone: San Diego's Little Italy: That's Italian Laura Lippstone 2011

  • Banners honoring famous paisans like Pavarotti and DeNiro dress up the streets, while boccie is the big sport at Amici Park.

    Laura Lippstone: San Diego's Little Italy: That's Italian Laura Lippstone 2011

  • Not that the gang wasn't friendly; we shared a bottle of Johnny Walker Red that we had swaddled in a backpack for just such an occasion, resulting in an unusually cheery game of boccie on a tiny court carved out of the jungle.

    Off the Beaten Track Finn-Olaf Jones 2010

  • The sign's mosaic tiles are an ode to two Italian traditions: boccie and cooking.

    Laura Lippstone: San Diego's Little Italy: That's Italian Laura Lippstone 2011

  • The sign's mosaic tiles are an ode to two Italian traditions: boccie and cooking.

    Laura Lippstone: San Diego's Little Italy: That's Italian Laura Lippstone 2011

  • We're getting out the lawn games...boccie ball, badminton and croquet.

    Almost the 4th! Lori Devoti 2009

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