Home › Words › S › skiddlesskiddlesskiddles means A game played on ice in which sticks are thrown at pins to knock them over.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, skiddles ranks #16,749 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyBlend of skid + skittles?nounA game played on ice in which sticks are thrown at pins to knock them over.e.g.“Probably you'd prefer playing Skiddles in such a way that there is a possibility of winning the game, or at least ending it! If that is so you'll have to change the real rules a little.” — 1934, Arthur H. Lawson, Homemade Games: How to Make and Play Indoor and Outdoor Games, page 83:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).