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Candlepin

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candlepin bowlingnounA type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.
duckpinnounA short, squat form of tenpin.
headpinnoun(ten-pin bowling) The kingpin.
ten-pinnounAlternative form of tenpin. [(countable) Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling.]
pinsetternoun(bowling) The machine that clears fallen pins and resets them in tenpin bowling or candlepin bowling.
tenpinnoun(uncountable) The game of tenpin bowling.
ninepinnounThe wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
kingpinnoun(figurative, informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.
pin setternounAlternative form of pinsetter. [(bowling, originally) The person who clears fallen pins and resets them in tenpin bowling or candlepin bowling.]
kettle-pinnoun(archaic) ninepin; skittle
fivepinnounAny of the bottle-shaped targets with rubber rings around them that are used in fivepin bowling.
tenpinnernounA player of tenpin bowling.
pin-setternounAlternative form of pinsetter. [(bowling, originally) The person who clears fallen pins and resets them in tenpin bowling or candlepin bowling.]
socketnoun(electricity) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
candlesticknounA holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
taper candlenounA long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip.
tailpinnounThe endpin of a musical instrument.
pillar candlenounA very wide free-standing candle that can burn for a long time.
candlenounA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
crisping pinnoun(dated) A curling iron.

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