单词 | duckpin |
释义 | duckpin in British English (ˈdʌkˌpɪn) noun sport a short bowling pin used in a game of the same name, similar to ten-pin bowling, but the size of the balls thrown and pins is smaller duckpin in American English (ˈdʌkˌpɪn) noun 1. Tenpin Bowling a short pin of relatively large diameter, used in a game resembling tenpins, and bowled at with small balls 2. See duckpins Word origin [1905–10; so called from the pin's resemblance to the shape of a duck]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airway, aspect ratio, overcall, push-up, stabilizerExamples of 'duckpin' in a sentence |
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