tenpin

British

/ ˈtɛnˌpɪn /

noun

one of the pins used in tenpin bowling See also tenpins

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The familiar rituals of a Wednesday night were playing out at Just-In-Time Recreation, a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, with 22 lanes of tenpin and a restaurant serving nachos and wings.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2023

The bowling alley is home to traditional tenpin bowling as well as candlepin, a variant of bowling found in New England.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023

People have been bowling perfect games in tenpin since the turn of the 20th century; nobody has ever bowled a perfect game of candlepin, a strike every ball for an unthinkable score of 300.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2019

Devil among the tailors is one of many variations of table skittles, which is claimed to be a forerunner to tenpin bowling.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2017

Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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