NINEPIN


Meaning of NINEPIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌpin ]

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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