pinboy

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noun

A male pinsetter.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounpinboy (plural pinboys)

plural pinboys

  1. bowlingA male pinsetter.First known use 19th c.

    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

Origin

From pin + boy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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