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tenpin

/ˌtɛnˈpɪn/
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Other forms: tenpins

Definitions of tenpin
  1. noun
    one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
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    type of:
    bowling pin, pin
    a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
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