candlepin
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Candlepin_bowling_usa_lanes_rs_Version_Two.png/220px-Candlepin_bowling_usa_lanes_rs_Version_Two.png)
Etymology
[edit]candle + pin, from its shape.
Noun
[edit]candlepin (plural candlepins)
- (bowling) A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.