duckpins

duck·pin

D0413200 (dŭk′pĭn′)n.1. A bowling pin that is shorter and squatter than a tenpin.2. duckpins(used with a sing. verb) A bowling game played with such pins and a small ball.

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[From its squat appearance.]

duck•pins

(ˈdʌkˌpɪnz)

n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) a game like tenpins played with a short bowling pin of relatively large diameter. 2. duckpin, a pin used in this game. [1905–10; from the pin's resemblance to the shape of a duck]

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Noun

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duckpins - a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately widerbowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them