Definition of ninepin
1
ninepins plural in form but singular in construction
: a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin or having the nine pins in a diamond-shaped configuration with one pin in the center
2
: a pin used in ninepins
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The first known use of ninepin was circa 1580
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