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NINEPIN

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

• NINEPIN (noun)

Sense 1

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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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