tenpin

/ ˈtɛnˌpɪn /

noun

1. one of the pins used in tenpin bowling See also tenpins

Example Sentences

The familiar rituals of a Wednesday night were playing out at Just-In-Time Recreation, a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, with 22 lanes of tenpin and a restaurant serving nachos and wings.

From New York Times

The bowling alley is home to traditional tenpin bowling as well as candlepin, a variant of bowling found in New England.

From Washington Times

“And these people were being knocked down like tenpins right opposite where I was driving. I saw them being hit from behind and they were falling to the ground,” he said.

From The Guardian

She went upstairs, got one of her Egypt books, and showed the rest of them that the tenpins were shaped exactly like the inner part of the double crown of Egypt.

From Literature

Devil among the tailors is one of many variations of table skittles, which is claimed to be a forerunner to tenpin bowling.

From BBC