(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:26:41

Nine"pins (?), n. pl.

A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.

⇒ In the United States, ten pins are used for this game, which is therefore often called tenpins.

 

© Webster 1913.

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