Definition of "duckpin" []

• A bowling pin that is shorter and squatter than a tenpin. (noun)
• A bowling game played with such pins and a small ball. (noun)

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• "Two hours later, I convinced everyone to go duckpin bowling, a miniature version of the game featuring tiny, squat pins and little balls that fit in the palm of your hand."
• "The mystery woman could be Alice McHugh, a 1938 U.S. and world champion duckpin bowler who died in 1986."
• "He was a former leader of the Dayton 4-H Club and a longtime church league duckpin bowler."