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bowling pin

DEFINITIONS OF: bowling pin

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n a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

Synonyms:
pin
Types:
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candlepin
a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin
duckpin
a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin
headpin, kingpin
the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
ninepin, skittle, skittle pin
a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
tenpin
one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
Type of:
bowling equipment
equipment used in bowling
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