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headpin

[ hed-pin ]

noun

, Bowling.
  1. the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head heads or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.


headpin

/ ˈhɛdˌpɪn /

noun

  1. tenpin bowling another word for kingpin


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Word History and Origins

Origin of headpin1

First recorded in 1930–35; head + pin

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