| ninepins |
| ninepins | (n) a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins, Syn. skittles |
| Ninepins | n. pl. A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ In the United States, |