CANDLEPIN

Meaning of CANDLEPIN in English

[can.dle.pin] n (1901) 1: a slender bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom

2. pl but sing in constr: a bowling game using candlepins and a smaller ball than that used in tenpins

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

CANDLEPIN — noun Date: 1901 a slender bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom, a bowling game using ~s and a smaller …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANDLEPIN — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a slender nearly cylindrical bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom 2. candlepins plural but singular …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLEPIN — (n.) The game played with such pins; -- in form candlepins, used as a singular.
Английский словарь Webster
CANDLEPIN — (n.) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle.
Английский словарь Webster
CANDLEPIN — /kan"dl pin'/ , n. 1. a bowling pin that is almost cylindrical and can be set up on either end, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLEPIN — n. bowling pin of slender tapering design (used in the game of bowling)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CANDLEPIN — noun Date: 1901 1. : a slender bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom 2. plural but singular in construction …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDLEPIN — add. ·noun a form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. 2. candlepin ·add. ·noun the game played …
Webster English vocab
CANDLEPIN — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ pin Function: noun Date: 1901 1 : a slender bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BOWLING — /boh"ling/ , n. 1. any of several games in which players standing at one end of an alley or green …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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