Bowl (bōl), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud. Cf. Bull an edict, Bill a writing.]
1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.
2. pl. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
Like an uninstructed bowler,... who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it.
Sir W. Scott.
3. pl. The game of tenpins or bowling.