CANDLEPIN


Meaning of CANDLEPIN in English

/kan"dl pin'/ , n.

1. a bowling pin that is almost cylindrical and can be set up on either end, used in a game resembling tenpins.

2. candlepins , ( used with a sing. v. ) the game played with such pins.

[ 1900-05; CANDLE + PIN ]

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