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head·pin
/
ˈhɛdˌpɪn
/
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[
hed
-pin
]
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noun
Bowling.
the
pin
standing nearest to the bowler when
set
up, at the
head
or front of the triangle; the number 1
pin
.
Origin:
1930–35;
head
+
pin
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headpin
(ˈhɛdˌpɪn)
—
n
tenpin bowling
another word for
kingpin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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