ninepin

ninepin
noun Date: circa 1580 1. plural but singular in construction a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin or having the nine pins in a diamond-shaped configuration with one pin in the center 2. a pin used in ninepins

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  • ninepin — inepin n. a bowling pin of the type used in {ninepins} (or (in England) skittles). Syn: skittle, skittle pin. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ninepin block — noun : a fairlead shaped like a ninepin …   Useful english dictionary

  • ninepin — noun The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle …   Wiktionary

  • ninepin — n. 1 (in pl.; usu. treated as sing.) a game in which nine pins are set up at the end of an alley and bowled at in an attempt to knock them down. 2 a pin used in this game. * * * noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ninepin ball — noun ball used to knock down ninepins • Syn: ↑skittle ball • Hypernyms: ↑ball …   Useful english dictionary

  • World Ninepin Bowling Association — Gründung: 1973 Gründungsort: London Präsident: Ludwig Kocsis M …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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