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candlepin
noun can·dle·pin \-ˌpin\
Definition of CANDLEPIN
1
: a slender bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom
2
plural but sing in constr : a bowling game using candlepins and a smaller ball than that used in tenpins
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First Known Use of CANDLEPIN
1901
Rhymes with CANDLEPIN
bathtub gin, bobby pin, born-again, catechin, come again, cotter pin, cotton gin, deadly sin, figure in, firing pin, Ho Chi Minh, listen in, listener-in, Lohengrin, loony bin, lying-in, mandolin, maximin, Mickey Finn, mortal sin, motor inn, ob-gyn, onionskin, palanquin, paper-thin, pelvic fin, rejoice in, rolling pin, rooming-in, safety pin, set foot in, thick and thin, Tianjin, underpin, underspin, Vietminh, violin, whipper-in
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