open-frame

open frame

noun Bowling.
a frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or a spare.
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open frame

noun
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" 
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Open-frame is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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