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candlepin

candlepin noun: a kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.

candlepin: a kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling
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Noun

candlepin (plural candlepins)

  1. A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.

Forms of candlepin

pluralcandlepins

Origin of candlepin

From candle + pin, from its shape.

Words formed from candlepin

Questions about candlepin

What does candlepin mean?
Candlepin means a kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.
What part of speech is candlepin?
Candlepin is a noun.
What is the plural of candlepin?
The plural of candlepin is candlepins.

Words near candlepin in the dictionary

  1. Candlemas Island
  2. Candlemases
  3. Candlemass
  4. candlenut
  5. candlenuts
  6. candlepin
  7. candlepin bowling
  8. candlepins
  9. candlepower
  10. candlepowers
  11. candler

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