Meanings
nouncandlepin bowling (uncountable)
- uncountableA type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.
They have twelve lanes of candlepin bowling with cranky automatic pinsetters that usually take the last three days of the week off […]
1985, Stephen King, NonaSynonyms: bowling
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nounA type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.
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