team, a win is awarded to the opposition. Rules governing walkovers are usually defined by the competition, and vary across county, state, national, and international competitions. wedge: see chock. weight: (bowl) the physical weight of the bowl. See also heavy; xtra Heavy (delivery) the relative effort required to ensure a bowl, when delivered, reaches its intended target. wick: when a bowl is deflected during its progress after delivery. In most cases, this will be from contacting a bowl or jack. After the "wick", the direction of the bowl is altered away from its regular arc implied by the bias. wide: (bowl) if a bowl is delivered and finishes to the outer side of the intended target, it is said to have been a "wide bowl". (hand) a comparative assessment between the two sides of a bowl rink, either side of the bowlcentre line. If due to prevailing weather or green conditions (usually wind) a bowler must aim his bowl further away from the target(jack, bowl or other position on the green), on a particular side of the rink, it is known as the "wide hand" wood: alternative name for a bowl. Derived from the fact that bowls were once made using a dense hardwood, lignum vitae. wrong bias: a bowl delivered where the biased side of the bowl has been placed opposite to the desired position for a given delivery. If a right handed player plays a forehand delivery, but has the biased side of the bowl on the right, the bowls bias will take an arc away from the intended target, and in most cases, outside the rink boundary. As well as becoming a dead bowl, the person delivering the bowl is sometimes subjected to gentle "ridicule". Clubs may also have a "house rule" with a penalty for a witnessed "wrong bias" such as a fine into a charity jar, or buying a drink for your opponents. X xtra Heavy: describes the physical weight of the bowl compared to other bowls of the same size. Most bowls manufacturers provide 3 different weights for each bowl size, standard; heavy; and xtra heavy. Y yard on: deliver the bowl with sufficient weight to finish 1 yard past the objective (usually the jack, or another bowl within the rink'') Z References Bowls Bowls Wikipedia glossaries using description lists