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ninepin
CIDE DICTIONARY
ninepin, n.
a bowling pin of the type used in ninepins (or (in England) skittles). [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ninepin, n.
1 (in pl.; usu. treated as sing.) a game in which nine pins are set up at the end of an alley and bowled at in an attempt to knock them down.
2 a pin used in this game.
1 (in pl.; usu. treated as sing.) a game in which nine pins are set up at the end of an alley and bowled at in an attempt to knock them down.
2 a pin used in this game.
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