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centerpin

centerpin is the alternative form of centrepin.

Meaning of centrepin

Noun

centrepin (plural centrepins)

  1. a fishing reel consisting of a revolving drum with attached handles

Forms of centerpin

pluralcenterpins

Origin of centerpin

From center + pin.

Questions about centerpin

What is centerpin the alternative form of?
Centerpin is the alternative form of centrepin.

Words near centerpin in the dictionary

  1. centermost
  2. centeroid
  3. centeroids
  4. centerpiece
  5. centerpieces
  6. centerpin
  7. centerpins
  8. centerplane
  9. centerpoint
  10. centerpoints
  11. centerpunch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: centerpin (page history and authors); centrepin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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