DUCKPIN

Meaning of DUCKPIN in English

[duck.pin] n (ca. 1911) 1: a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin but proportionately wider at mid-diameter

2. pl but sing in constr: a bowling game using duckpins

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

DUCKPIN — noun Date: circa 1911 a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin but proportionately wider at mid-diameter, a bowling game …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUCKPIN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its short squat appearance 1. : a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCKPIN — /duk"pin'/ , n. 1. Bowling. a short pin of relatively large diameter, used in a game resembling tenpins, and bowled …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCKPIN — n. piece used in the game of duckpins
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUCKPIN — noun Date: circa 1911 1. : a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin but proportionately wider at mid-diameter 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUCKPIN — ■ noun US a short, squat bowling pin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DUCKPIN — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DUCKPIN — adj. Duckpin is used with these nouns: ↑ bowling
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DUCKPIN — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ pin Function: noun Date: circa 1911 1 : a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin …
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
COCKED HAT — bowling game played on a standard tenpin lane with three tenpins and a duckpin ball (45 inches [1012.5 cm] in …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOWLING — noun 1 indoor game ADJECTIVE ▪ pro ( AmE ), professional ( esp. AmE ) ▪ duckpin ( AmE ), …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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