pinspotter

[pin-spot-er]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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First recorded in 1955–60; pin + spotter

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Still in pursuit of growth, AMF two years ago decided to see if the Pinspotter could do for bowling abroad what it has done in the U.S.

The Pinspotter, perfected and put on the market in 1951, helped to turn bowling into the most popular U.S. competitive sport.

In Australia, the first year's production of AMF's Sydney Pinspotter factory is already sold out.

American Machine & Foundry Co. invaded the bowling market with its automatic Pinspotter, which eliminated pin boys�and started bowling on its boom.

But when the pinspotter was well along, Patterson saw that one more royalty-producing machine was not enough.

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