tenpin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
The bowling alley is home to traditional tenpin bowling as well as candlepin, a variant of bowling found in New England.
From Washington Times
“And these people were being knocked down like tenpins right opposite where I was driving. I saw them being hit from behind and they were falling to the ground,” he said.
From The Guardian
The ball and tenpins were made of a light plastic, so as not to dent up the furniture.
From Literature
Devil among the tailors is one of many variations of table skittles, which is claimed to be a forerunner to tenpin bowling.
From BBC
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