ninepins
nounUK /ˈnaɪnpɪnz/
US /ˈnaɪnpɪnz/
Ninepins is a game where you roll a ball to knock down nine wooden pins.
The children set up the ninepins in the garden and took turns rolling the ball.
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2. The nine wooden pins used in the game of ninepins.
He stacked the ninepins neatly at the end of the lane.
3. A British game similar to bowling in which a ball is rolled at nine pins.
Ninepins has been played in English pubs for centuries.
4. A thing or situation that is easily knocked down or upset.
The old shed went down like ninepins in the storm.