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ninepins

[ nahyn-pinz ]

noun

  1. (used with a singular verb) tenpins played without the head pin.
  2. ninepin, a pin used in this game.


ninepins

/ ˈ²Ô²¹Éª²ÔËŒ±èɪ²Ô³ú /

noun

  1. functioning as singular another name for skittles See skittle
  2. singular one of the pins used in this game
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ninepins1

1570–80; nine + pin ( def 12 )
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‘They are all fifty feet high. They’d knock us down like ninepins!’

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Melanie wasn’t sure they ought to use up one of Marshall’s tenpins; but April pointed out that there was nothing wrong with the game of ninepins.

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Her sleek looks, and ability to flirt and make men laugh, saw them fall like ninepins at her high-heeled feet.

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“Haunted?†said I. “Yes, indeed. There’s an old story says there are little men up here who play ninepins right down in that gorge in the twilight.â€

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