Ninepins

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ninepins
       n : bowling down an alley at a target of nine wooden pins [syn:
           {skittles}]