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candlepins

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can·dle·pin  (kndl-pn)
n.
1. A slender bowling pin used in a variation of the game of tenpins.
2. also candlepins (used with a sing. verb) A bowling game using slender pins and a ball smaller than that used in tenpins.

candlepins [ˈkændəlˌpɪnz]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) (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
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Noun1.candlepins - a bowling game using slender bowling pinscandlepins - a bowling game using slender bowling pins
bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them


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He always maintained a 100-plus average in candlepins.
White began manufacturing the new pins, and before long many establishments only had candlepins and competition between members began to increase.
 
 
 
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