tenpin
noun/ˈtenpɪn/
/ˈtenpɪn/
- [countable] any of the ten objects like bottles in shape that players try to knock over in the game of tenpin bowling compare skittle (1)
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- tenpins(North American English)(also tenpin bowling British and North American English)[uncountable] a game in which players try to knock over tenpins by rolling a heavy ball at them, played indoors, especially in a bowling alley
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