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,
- 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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