pin boy

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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

pin back one's ears, pinball, pinballer, pinball machine, pinbone, pin boy, pincement, pince-nez, pincer movement, pincer nail, pincers

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