duckpin
[ duhk-pin ]
/ ˈdʌkˌpɪn /
noun
Bowling.
a short pin of relatively large diameter, used in a game resembling tenpins, and bowled at with small balls.
duckpins, (used with a singular verb)
the game played with such pins.
Origin of duckpin
First recorded in 1905–10; so called from the pin's resemblance to the shape of a duck
Words nearby duckpin
duckfoot quote,
duckfooted,
duckie,
ducking stool,
duckling,
duckpin,
ducks,
ducks and drakes,
ducktail,
duckweed,
duckwheat