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Meanings of
nine-pins
in inglés
ruso
кегля
portugués
bolão
español
bolos de nueve
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Type of bowling popular in central Europe.
kegel
nine-pin bowling
ninepin bowling
9-pins
español
bolos de nueve
Usage of
nine-pins
in inglés
1
We simply cannot stand against them; we go down like
nine-pins
.
2
A great part of the afternoon at
nine-pins
with my Lord and Mr. Hetley.
3
These were a couple of enormous balls, and
nine-pins
as tall as a man.
4
They played
nine-pins
,
ate crabs with dill, drank punch, and, above everything, sang songs.
5
My Lord and we at
nine-pins
:
I lost 9s.
6
Edith has kept up her gymnastics, and even taught her to row and play
nine-pins
.
7
We are not willingly put out of our way, even at a game of
nine-pins
.
8
Eight hundred and seventy-eighth day,
nine
-
pins
counted "one, one, one," etc.
9
If we hadn't been very large, sturdy persons we might have tumbled over like
nine-pins
.
10
It got its name because in the seventeenth century, Dutch settlers used it for playing
nine
-
pins
.
11
STRIKE:} terms of the game of STRING:}
nine-pins
.
12
He bowled 'em over like
nine-pins
.
13
He said that he had been playing at
nine-pins
with railways, which was good enough sport for him.
14
The game of
nine-pins
is a favourite game in America, and very superior to what it is in England.
15
My friends fell off from me; ay, they fell like
nine
-
pins
whenever I could get within reach of them.
16
There was barely time to camp before the gale became furious, raging all night, and throwing down tents like
nine-pins
.
Other examples for "nine-pins"
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nine-pins
nine-pin
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
human nine-pins
play nine-pins
Translations for
nine-pins
ruso
кегля
9-кегельный боулинг
кегельбан
игра в кегли
portugués
bolão
español
bolos de nueve
bolos
ninepin
Nine-pins
through the time