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.
Nearby words
duckfoot quote, duckfooted, duckie, ducking stool, duckling, duckpin, ducks, ducks and drakes, ducktail, duckweed, duckwheat
Origin of duckpin
First recorded in 1905–10; so called from the pin's resemblance to the shape of a duck
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