candlepin bowling

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English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

candlepin bowling (uncountable)

  1. A type of bowling popular in New England.
    • 1985, Stephen King, Nona:
      They have twelve lanes of candlepin bowling with cranky automatic pinsetters that usually take the last three days of the week off […]

Usage notes[edit]

  • In New England, candlepin bowling is simply known as bowling.
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