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candlepin

noun

candlepin

noun

Etymology From candle + pin, from its shape.

1

Bowling, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.

Derived terms
candlepin bowling

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.