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kettle-pin

kettle-pin noun: ninepin; skittle.

Noun

kettle-pin (plural kettle-pins)

  1. (archaic) ninepin; skittle

Forms of kettle-pin

pluralkettle-pins

Questions about kettle-pin

What does kettle-pin mean?
Kettle-pin means ninepin; skittle.
What part of speech is kettle-pin?
Kettle-pin is a noun.
What is the plural of kettle-pin?
The plural of kettle-pin is kettle-pins.

Words near kettle-pin in the dictionary

  1. kettle stitches
  2. kettle trap
  3. kettle traps
  4. kettle-drum
  5. kettle-drums
  6. kettle-pin
  7. kettle-pins
  8. kettlebell
  9. kettlebellies
  10. kettlebells
  11. kettlebelly

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