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head·pin

(hĕd′pĭn′)

n. Sports

The foremost pin in an arrangement of bowling pins. Also called kingpin.

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headpin

(ˈhɛdˌpɪn)

(Bowls & Bowling) tenpin bowling another word for kingpin

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head•pin

(ˈhɛdˌpɪn)

n.

the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.

[1930–35]

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headpin - the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins

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bowling pin, pin - a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

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