What is "kingpins"

Usage examples of "kingpins".

The sole exceptions were the kingpins, which remained virtually unworn.

To the employees' surprise, Ford, instead of expressing pride in his well-made kingpins, declared that the kingpins were overbuilt, and that in the future they should be made more cheaply.

Ford's conclusion may violate our ideal of pride in workmanship, but it made economic sense: he had indeed been wasting money on long-lasting kingpins that outlasted the cars in which they were installed.

The automated city supply system had gone on working, and the Kingpins, the big time criminals, had stepped in and set things up to suit their tastes.

If I knew anything about kingpins, that's where Max Arena would hang his hat.

Mafia kingpins had their favorite activities as well, Cunningham had learned over the years.

He'd developed good instincts over the years, as a result of which two former Mafia kingpins were now living in solitary cells at Marion, Illinois.