ninepin

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noun

The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.

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skittleskittle pin
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Meanings

nounninepin (plural ninepins)

plural ninepins

  1. The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles

Similar
skittleskittle pin
Broader
bowling pinpin
Also see
skittle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From nine + pin.

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Cite this entry
APA

ninepin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninepin

MLA

“ninepin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninepin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ninepin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninepin.

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