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NINEPIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ninepin mean?
• NINEPIN (noun)
The noun NINEPIN has 1 sense:
1. a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
Familiarity information: NINEPIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ninepin; skittle; skittle pin
Hypernyms ("ninepin" is a kind of...):
bowling pin; pin (a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target)
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