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bowling pin

n. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target [syn: pin]

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Bowling pin

Bowling pins are the target of the bowling ball in various bowling games including tenpins, five-pins, duckpins, and candlepins.

Usage examples of "bowling pin".

The recoil would have knocked her over like a bowling pin if the hippie hadn't grabbed her by the back of her pants.