candlepins

can·dle·pin

[kan-dl-pin]
noun
1.
a bowling pin that is almost cylindrical and can be set up on either end, used in a game resembling tenpins.
2.
candlepins, ( used with a singular verb ) the game played with such pins.

Origin:
1900–05; candle + pin

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To candlepins
Collins
World English Dictionary
candlepin (ˈkændəlˌpɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a bowling pin, as used in skittles, tenpin bowling, candlepins, etc

00:10
Candlepins is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
candlepins (ˈkændəlˌpɪnz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(functioning as singular) a type of bowling game, employing a smaller ball than tenpins, in which three balls are allowed to a frame and fallen pins are not removed from the alley

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia

candlepins

bowling game played on a standard tenpin lane with slender, cylindrical pins about 15 inches (38 cm) tall and tapered at both ends. The ball is 4.5 inches in diameter and 2 pounds 7 ounces (1.1 kg) in weight. Three balls are bowled in a frame (box), as in duckpins, but pins knocked down (deadwood) are not removed until the frame is completed. Scoring is roughly the same as in duckpins (q.v.).

Learn more about candlepins with a free trial on Britannica.com.

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT