NINEPINS

ninepins, skittles

(noun) a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ninepins

plural of ninepin

The game of skittles

Source: Wiktionary


Nine"pins, n. pl.

Definition: A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.

Note: In the United States, ten pins are used for this game, which is therefore often called tenpins.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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