duckpins
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duckpins — [duk′pinz΄] pl.n. 1. [with sing. v.] a game like tenpins, played with smaller pins and balls 2. the pins used in this game * * * ▪ game bowling game played on a standard tenpin lane with smaller pins and balls. Duckpins are 9.4 inches (23.3 … Universalium
duckpins — [duk′pinz΄] pl.n. 1. [with sing. v.] a game like tenpins, played with smaller pins and balls 2. the pins used in this game … English World dictionary
duckpins — n. game similar to bowlingn. piece used in the game of duckpins … English contemporary dictionary
duckpins — duck•pins [[t]ˈdʌkˌpɪnz[/t]] n. 1) (used with a sing. v.) a game like tenpins played with a short bowling pin of relatively large diameter 2) duckpin, a pin used in this game • Etymology: 1905–10; from the pin s resemblance to the shape of a duck … From formal English to slang
duckpins — noun a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider • Hypernyms: ↑bowling … Useful english dictionary
Duckpin bowling — Duckpins are shorter and squatter than the pins used in 10 pin bowling. Duckpin bowling is a variation of 10 pin bowling. The balls used in duckpin bowling are 4 3/4 in (12 cm) to 5 in (12.7 cm) in diameter (which is slightly larger than a… … Wikipedia
bowling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tenpins, duckpins, candlepins; ninepines, skittles; lawn bowling, bowls. See amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bowls, duckpins, candlepins, ninepins, tenpins, bocce ball, lawn bowling, skittles,… … English dictionary for students
Candlepin bowling — is a variation of bowling that is played primarily in several New England states, and in the Canadian Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.History and DifferencesIt was developed in 1880 in Worcester,… … Wikipedia
Bowling pin — Bowling pins are the target of the bowling ball in various bowling games including tenpins, five pins, duck.flapins, and candlepins. Pin specifications for standard tenpins are set by the United States Bowling Congress. Pins are 4.75 inches wide… … Wikipedia
bowling — /boh ling/, n. 1. any of several games in which players standing at one end of an alley or green roll balls at standing objects or toward a mark at the other end, esp. a game in which a heavy ball is rolled from one end of a wooden alley at… … Universalium
