HEADPIN

headpin, kingpin

(noun) the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

headpin (plural headpins)

(ten-pin bowling) The kingpin.

A straight metal wire with a flat end, used for beads in jewelry making.

Anagrams

• hand pie, pin-head, pinhead

Source: Wiktionary



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