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   marley

   /ˈmɑːli/

   noun

   • 1. a small ball of coloured glass or similar material used as a toy; a marble: informal Northern Irish "your knuckles are skinned from shooting marleys"
   • ▪ a game in which marbles are rolled along the ground with the aim of hitting those of one's opponent: informal Northern Irish "she had a flair for marleys"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from dialect marl contraction of marble + -y2.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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