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/hed"pin'/, n. Bowling.the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.[1930-35; HEAD + PIN]
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headpin — head pin (Bowling) n. The front pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins. Syn: kingpin. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
headpin — [hed′pin΄] n. the pin at the front of a triangle of bowling pins … English World dictionary
headpin — noun Date: 1927 a bowling pin that stands foremost in the arrangement of pins … New Collegiate Dictionary
headpin — noun The kingpin (in ten pin bowling) … Wiktionary
headpin — n. pin which is closest to the player (Bowling) … English contemporary dictionary
headpin — pinhead … Anagrams dictionary
headpin — head•pin [[t]ˈhɛdˌpɪn[/t]] n. spo the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the front of the triangle; the number 1 pin • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
headpin — /ˈhɛdpɪn/ (say hedpin) noun 1. Tenpin Bowling the number one pin situated at the apex of the tenpin triangle. 2. → kingpin …
headpin — noun the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins • Syn: ↑kingpin • Hypernyms: ↑bowling pin, ↑pin * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a bowling pin that stands foremost in the arrangement of pins called also … Useful english dictionary
headpin bowling — noun : bowling in which a bowler aims directly at the 1 3 pocket when attempting to make a strike compare spot bowling … Useful english dictionary
