candlepin

[ kan-dl-pin ]
/ ˈkæn dlˌpɪn /
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noun

a bowling pin that is almost cylindrical and can be set up on either end, used in a game resembling tenpins.
candlepins, (used with a singular verb) the game played with such pins.

Origin of candlepin

First recorded in 1900–05; candle + pin

Words nearby candlepin

candleholder, candlelight, candlelit, candlemas, candlenut, candlepin, candlepins, candlepower, candlesnuffer, candlestand, candlestick

Words related to candlepins

skittles, ninepins, kegling

British Dictionary definitions for candlepins (1 of 2)

candlepins
/ (ˈkændəlˌpɪnz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) a type of bowling game, employing a smaller ball than tenpins, in which three balls are allowed to a frame and fallen pins are not removed from the alley

British Dictionary definitions for candlepins (2 of 2)

candlepin
/ (ˈkændəlˌpɪn) /

noun

a bowling pin, as used in skittles, tenpin bowling, candlepins, etc