duckpin

noun

duck·​pin ˈdək-ˌpin 

1

: a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin but proportionately wider at mid-diameter

2

duckpins plural in form but singular in construction : a bowling game using duckpins

Examples of duckpin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plus, this National Historic Landmark also claims to have the largest front porch in the world and the oldest duckpin bowling alley in the United States. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

With bumper cars and duckpin bowling, Atomic City Family Fun Center is a veritable wonderland for the young and young at heart. — Matt Kirouac, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026

The rec center helps, too, loaded with duckpin bowling, a small cinema, and games so there’s always something to fall back on. — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026

A little more than two years after opening at Jordan Creek Town Center, a West Des Moines mini-golf course and duckpin bowling alley is closing. — Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 12 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for duckpin

• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• crankpin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin
• pigskin