headpin in British English
(ˈhɛdˌpɪn)
noun
tenpin bowling another word for kingpin
headpin in American English
(ˈhɛdˌpɪn)
noun
the pin at the front of a triangle of bowling pins
headpin in American English
(ˈhedˌpɪn)
noun
Tenpin Bowling
the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin
Word origin
[1930–35; head + pin]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, acoustic phonetics, boondoggle, logical positivism, technical foulImage ofheadpin
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