(ten-pin bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
A shot in the game of croquet which consists of moving both the striker ball and the croqueted ball together at about the same distance and possibly having the striker ball move farther than the croqueted ball with the stroke.
(bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
(tenpin bowling) The situation where all ten pins are knocked down with the second throw in a frame. The points scored by the next ball rolled (in the next frame) are added to the spare's frame's score.
Any form of tenpin bowling that uses patterns of oil on the lane to reduce the effectiveness of modern bowling balls and thus make the game more challenging.
Alternative spelling of tenpin bowling [A sport where players roll a ball down a wooden pathway and try to knock down as many of the ten target pins as possible.]
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