candlepin

can·dle·pin

noun \-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

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