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- noun Plural form of
bonspiel .
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Examples
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First off, not all curling competitions are called bonspiels, says
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Philip Jackman 2011
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These events are championships or tournaments made up of teams representing Canada's provinces and territories "and should never be referred to as bonspiels."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Philip Jackman 2011
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Traveling to other states in the Midwest and Northeast, Canada and other countries for tournaments - known as bonspiels - is commonplace.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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There's really a lot of thinking behind it, "said Dolan, a Wisconsin native who took up the game when he moved to Boise and competes in curling tournaments called" bonspiels "around the Northwest.
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I'm usually just busy with curling, either practicing or going off to bonspiels.
USATODAY.com - U.S. Olympian Jamie Johnson out to show that curling rocks 2006
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She drove the girls to bonspiels, tournaments and camps all over the Midwest.
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There are fun bonspiels, or tournaments, where some people like to have a beer before the game.
USATODAY.com - U.S. Olympian Jamie Johnson out to show that curling rocks 2006
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Some bonspiels even have themes, like "Halloween-spiels," where people curl in costumes.
USATODAY.com - U.S. Olympian Jamie Johnson out to show that curling rocks 2006
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"Many people mistakenly call some of our major championships, like the Tim Hortons Brier and the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, bonspiels, which they aren't."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Philip Jackman 2011
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At the same time, Pinkney has to supervise more than 2,000 volunteers who oversee everything from the debut of 75 miles-per-hour riding lawn mower races on Lake Phalen to the slightly slower curling bonspiels.
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