1. a bowling game played with nine wooden pins arranged in a square formation
Usage: British
2. the wooden pins used in the game of ninepins

Examples

• The pub had an old ninepins alley in the back room.
• They spent the afternoon playing ninepins at the village green.
• The wooden ninepins were carved by hand and painted white.
• Ninepins was a popular game in 18th-century England.
• She knocked down all the ninepins with her first throw.
• The ninepins clattered loudly as they fell to the ground.