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ninepin bowl

ninepin bowl noun: a bowling ball used in the game ninepins or skittles.

Noun

ninepin bowl (plural ninepin bowls)

  1. A bowling ball used in the game ninepins or skittles.
    • John's bedchamber was all covered with emeralds and other precious stones, and in the ceiling was a diamond as big as a nine-pin bowl that gave light to the whole chamber.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 294

Forms of ninepin bowl

pluralninepin bowls

Questions about ninepin bowl

What does ninepin bowl mean?
Ninepin bowl means a bowling ball used in the game ninepins or skittles.
What part of speech is ninepin bowl?
Ninepin bowl is a noun.
What is the plural of ninepin bowl?
The plural of ninepin bowl is ninepin bowls.

Words near ninepin bowl in the dictionary

  1. ninepence
  2. ninepences
  3. ninepennies
  4. ninepenny
  5. ninepin
  6. ninepin bowl
  7. ninepin bowls
  8. ninepins
  9. nineplex
  10. nineplexes
  11. niner

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