tenpin bowling

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noun

a bowling game in which heavy bowls are rolled down a long lane to knock over the ten target pins at the other endAlso called (esp US and Canadian): tenpins

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Words nearby tenpin bowling

tenotomy, tenovaginitis, tenpenny, ten percenter, tenpin, tenpin bowling, tenpins, tenpounder, tenrec, TENS, Tensas

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