skittle pin
- noun
- /ˈskɪtəl pɪn/
- UK
:
bolo
- He knocked down every skittle pin on his first throw.
Examples
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The children set up the skittle pins at the end of the alley before starting the game.
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Each skittle pin was painted in bright colors for the fair.
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The player knocked down all the skittle pins on his first try.
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Can you help me set up the skittle pins for the game?
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When he bowled, he knocked down all the skittle pins in one smooth roll.
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The children set up the skittle pins for their weekend game in the backyard.
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At the bowling alley, they played a fun version of skittles, aiming to hit the skittle pins.
Synonyms
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1.3
A wooden object shaped like a club set up to be knocked down in bowling
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1.4
A heavy wooden thing shaped like a club that players try to knock down in bowling
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8.1
A small wooden pin used as the target in a game like bowling
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8.8
A wooden pin in a game like bowling that players knock down
A wooden pin used in a game like bowling
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Morphology
The noun-noun compound is fully compositional: a 'skittle pin' is literally a pin used as a skittle (a wooden target), so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituent meanings. This literal, referential structure (common across languages for naming game equipment) makes it immediately understandable to a learner who knows both words, despite the term being more regionally used in British English.
Etymology
Skittle pin comes from the fair game called 'skittles', where small wooden skittle pins are set up like little bottles and players roll a ball to 'knock them down'. So a skittle pin is simply the wooden pin used in that game.