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noun
(formerly) a person stationed in the sunken area of a bowling alley behind the pins who places the pins in the proper positions, removes pins that have been knocked down, and returns balls to the bowlers.
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Also called pinsetter.
Origin of pin boy
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby pin boy
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