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tenpin

British  
/ ˈtɛnˌpɪn /

noun

  1. one of the pins used in tenpin bowling See also tenpins

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I think there's tenpin bowling in Team Wales house. I think they want to do all that."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

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

There is practically no way to describe candlepin without comparing it to tenpin bowling.

From Slate Feb. 5, 2019

Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling.

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

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