candlepins
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candlepins — ▪ game bowling game played on a standard tenpin lane with slender, cylindrical pins about 15 inches (38 cm) tall and tapered at both ends. The ball is 4.5 inches in diameter and 2 pounds 7 ounces (1.1 kg) in weight. Three balls are bowled… … Universalium
candlepins — n. bowling pin of slender tapering design (used in the game of bowling) … English contemporary dictionary
candlepins — can•dle•pins [[t]ˈkæn dlˌpɪnz[/t]] n. 1) spo (used with a sing. v.) a game like tenpins played with almost cylindrical bowling pins that can be set up on either end 2) spo candlepin, a pin used in this game • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
candlepins — noun a bowling game using slender bowling pins • Syn: ↑candlepin bowling • Hypernyms: ↑bowling … Useful english dictionary
Candlepin bowling — is a variation of bowling that is played primarily in several New England states, and in the Canadian Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.History and DifferencesIt was developed in 1880 in Worcester,… … Wikipedia
Bowling pin — Bowling pins are the target of the bowling ball in various bowling games including tenpins, five pins, duck.flapins, and candlepins. Pin specifications for standard tenpins are set by the United States Bowling Congress. Pins are 4.75 inches wide… … Wikipedia
bowling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tenpins, duckpins, candlepins; ninepines, skittles; lawn bowling, bowls. See amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bowls, duckpins, candlepins, ninepins, tenpins, bocce ball, lawn bowling, skittles,… … English dictionary for students
candlepin — noun a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin • Hypernyms: ↑bowling pin, ↑pin * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a slender nearly cylindrical bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom 2. candlepins plural but singular in construction … Useful english dictionary
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