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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.
2. 2
   a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin wordnet

Etymology

From candle + pin, from its shape.

Related phrases

candlepin bowlingnorth america

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