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candlepin bowling

candlepin bowling noun: a type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.

Noun

candlepin bowling (uncountable)

  1. A type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.
    • They have twelve lanes of candlepin bowling with cranky automatic pinsetters that usually take the last three days of the week off […]1985, Stephen King, Nona
    Synonyms:
    bowling

Synonyms of candlepin bowling

Questions about candlepin bowling

What does candlepin bowling mean?
Candlepin bowling means a type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.
What part of speech is candlepin bowling?
Candlepin bowling is a noun.

Words near candlepin bowling in the dictionary

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

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