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Definition of candlepins

candlepins
Candlepin Can`dle*pin`, n. (Tenpins) (a) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. (b) The game played with such pins; -- in form candlepins, used as a singular.
Candlepin
Candlepin Can`dle*pin`, n. (Tenpins) (a) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. (b) The game played with such pins; -- in form candlepins, used as a singular.

Meaning of candlepins from wikipedia

- give rise to the name, candlepins. An 1888 newspaper article referred to 2-inch thick pins. Both were thinner than modern candlepins which are specified...
- they are vertically symmetrical, candlepins may be set on either end. Due to their width and construction, candlepins tends to produce a billiard ball-like...
- the pins are knocked down in three rolls, it is scored as a ten, as in candlepins, with no bonus. If pins are still standing after the third ball, the bowler...
- relates mainly to terms applicable to ten-pin bowling. For candlepin terms, see Candlepin bowling#Terminology. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O...
- used for tenpins and duckpins, candlepins have identically shaped ends, so the machine does not have to orient the candlepins in a particular direction. The...
- primarily worked in the Boston area and hosted a local candlepin bowling show during the 1970s named Candlepins for Cash. A graduate of the College of the Holy...
- bowled with a handheld ball. Five-pin bowling: tall, between duckpins and candlepins in diameter with a rubber girdle, bowled with a handheld ball, mostly...
- duckpin and tenpin bowlers. This edition was titled Candlepins for Cash, featuring the regional candlepin variation of bowling, and had two separate runs:...
- criollas Bowls or "lawn bowls" Jeu provençal Pétanque Raffa (boules) Bowling Candlepin bowling **** bowls Duckpin bowling Five-pin bowling Nine-pin bowling...
- in duckpin bowling . Candlepin balls deflect significantly upon impact, being even lighter than the 2 lb 8 oz (1.1 kg) candlepins themselves. American...