headpin

Noun
Synonyms: kingpin

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pinsSynonyms: kingpinType of bowling pin, pin
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

head′pin′ Bowling noun

The front pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins. Syn. — kingpin.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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