'Ninepins' definitions:
Definition of 'ninepins'
(from WordNet)
noun
A bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins [syn: ninepins, skittles]
Definition of 'Ninepins'
From: GCIDE
- Ninepins \Nine"pins\, 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]
- Note: In the United States, ten pins are used for this game, which is therefore often called tenpins. [1913 Webster]