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pinboy

pinboy noun: a male pinsetter.

pinboy: a male pinsetter
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Noun

pinboy (plural pinboys)

  1. A male pinsetter.
    • The tips kept rolling in, literally, the practice being to stuff dollar bills into the thumb and finger holes and roll the ball back gently, even respectfully, to the pinboy.2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 10

Forms of pinboy

pluralpinboys

Origin of pinboy

From pin + boy.

Questions about pinboy

What does pinboy mean?
Pinboy means a male pinsetter.
What part of speech is pinboy?
Pinboy is a noun.
What is the plural of pinboy?
The plural of pinboy is pinboys.

Words near pinboy in the dictionary

  1. pinboarded
  2. pinboarding
  3. pinboards
  4. pinbone
  5. pinbones
  6. pinboy
  7. pinboys
  8. pinbush wattle
  9. pincainide
  10. pincase
  11. pincases

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