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headpin

[ hed-pin ]

noun

Bowling.
  1. the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head heads or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.


headpin

/ ˈ³óÉ›»åËŒ±èɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. tenpin bowling another word for kingpin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of headpin1

First recorded in 1930–35; head + pin
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But with remarkable consistency, she kisses the headpin, and then it’s just a matter of counting the casualties.

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