1. one of nine wooden pins used as targets in the bowling game of ninepins
2. a bowling game played with nine wooden pins arranged in a square formation
Usage: also called skittles

Examples

• The ninepin toppled over when the ball struck it.
• He knocked down seven ninepins with his first throw.
• The old tavern had a ninepin alley in the back room.
• Ninepins was a popular game in colonial America.
• She carefully set up the ninepins in their traditional square pattern.
• The wooden ninepin was carved from solid oak.