1. a short, thick bowling pin used in a variation of bowling
2. a bowling game played with duckpins and a smaller ball

Examples

• The duckpin was shorter and squatter than a regular bowling pin.
• She knocked down seven duckpins on her first roll.
• Duckpin bowling is popular in the Mid-Atlantic region.
• The bowling alley had both regular lanes and duckpin lanes.
• He preferred duckpin because the smaller ball was easier to handle.
• The duckpins scattered across the lane after the strike.