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ten-pins
ten-pins, n. pl. (ˈtɛnpɪnz) a. A game in which ten pins (see pin n.1 8) or ‘men’ are set up to be bowled at; cf. ninepins; spec. (orig. U.S.) a game so played, also called in England ‘American bowls’. Also, the pins with which this game is played; in sing. tenpin, one of these.[1600 Rowlands Lett. H... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow
1874 newspaper gossiped about him: "Ernest Longfellow, the son of the poet, is described as a slender, delicate young man, an artist of talent, great at ten-pins wikipedia.org
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Nine-pin bowling
The pins used in the Texas version of nine-pins are the same dimensions as those used in ten-pins, and the bowlers use ten-pin balls, with finger and thumb wikipedia.org
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ten
▪ I. ten, a., n. (adv.) (tɛn) Forms: α. uninflected: 1 t{iacu}en, tén, later t{yacu}n, (north. téa), 2 tyen, teon, 4–6 tenn, 4–7 tenne, 6 tien; 1– ten. β. inflected: 1 t{iacu}ene, t{yacu}ne, 1–5 téne. [OE. t{iacu}en, -e, Anglian tén, -e, Comm. Teut., = OLG. *tehan, OFris. tîan, tîen, OS. tehan (tîan... Oxford English Dictionary
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Candlepin bowling
They are almost identical in weight to a pin, as opposed to in ten-pins, where the ball can weigh more than 4 times as much as a pin. wikipedia.org
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spare
▪ I. spare, n.1 (spɛə(r)) Also 5 spar. [f. spare v.1 and a. Cf. Norw. and obs. G. spar the act of sparing or saving.] † 1. The fact of leaving unhurt or unharmed; sparing; leniency, mercy. In the phrases without spare and to make (no, etc.) spare. Obs.(a) a 1300 Cursor M. 2909 Bot þan com dome [= do... Oxford English Dictionary
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1914 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The local boys were like babies in the hands of the Pitt huskies, and went down like ten-pins before the rushes of Hastings, Hanley, and Dillon, while wikipedia.org
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strike
▪ I. strike, n. (straɪk) Forms: 4–6 strik, stryk, 4–7 stryke, 4– strike. [f. strike v. (In senses 2–4 perh. a. MLG. derivatives of the same root: cf. strick n.) In early instances it is sometimes doubtful whether the word is this or strick n. or streak n.1, as the spelling strik, stryk, strick does ... Oxford English Dictionary
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