Tivoli \Tiv"o*li\, n. [Prob. fr. Tivoli in Italy, a pleasure
resort not far from Rome.]
A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board
or table (
Tivoli board or table), which has a curved upper end, a
set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side
alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes
furnished with numbered depressions or cups.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |