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Noun: ninepins  'nIn,pinz
  1. A bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
    "Ninepins was popular in Europe before the introduction of tenpins";
    - skittles
Noun: ninepin  nIn-pin
  1. A bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
    "The player aimed to knock down all nine ninepins with a single roll";
    - skittle, skittle pin

Type of: bowling, bowling pin, pin

Encyclopedia: Ninepins