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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Circa 1580
First Known Use of ninepin
circa 1580
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