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CANDLE PIN BOWLING [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
DEF

A bowling game using candlepins and a smaller ball than that used in tenpins.

CONT

Candlepin bowling is popular in the northeast portion of the United States and in parts of Canada.

OBS

The game is played with a maximum of 3 balls instead of 2 allowed in a frame, and deadwood is normally not swept away but is left to be played.

OBS

candlepins: noun used with a singular verb.

Key term(s)
  • candle pins
  • candle pin bowling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
Key term(s)
  • quilles chandelles
  • jeu des quilles chandelles

Spanish

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