headpin
6.9
The front pin of the ten pins in bowling
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌpɪn/
- Jargon
:
pin delantero
- After a perfect roll, the ball knocked down the headpin and sent the other pins crashing.
Examples
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I love my headpin on the bottom!
Blog text (23) -
The bowler aimed carefully at the headpin to start the game with a strike.
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Hitting the headpin with the first ball is crucial for maximizing your score in bowling.
Synonyms
pin
vsheadpin
49
1.3
A wooden object shaped like a club set up to be knocked down in bowling
is specifically the front one in the triangle rather than any in the group
bowling pin
vsheadpin
3
1.4
A heavy wooden thing shaped like a club that players try to knock down in bowling
is the frontmost object in the ten-pin triangle rather than any target
6.9
The front pin in the triangle of ten pins in bowling
means the same but is the more common technical term
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word headpin is a simple combination of head (meaning 'top' or 'front') and pin (a 'small metal peg'), so it literally names the pin at the front of the bowling triangle. That's why the headpin is the first pin you try to hit to get a strike.