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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

can•dle•pin n.

Sporta bowling pin that is almost cylindrical and can be set up on either end, used in a game resembling tenpins.
candlepins, (used with a sing. v.) the game played with such pins.

candle + pin 1900–05

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