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What (who) is Candlepin - definition

FORM OF BOWLING USING TALL, NARROW PINS AND SMALL, HOLELESS BALLS, POPULAR IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
Candlepin; Candlepins; Candle pin bowling; Candlepin Bowling
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  • An example scoresheet, for the first five boxes of a string.
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Candlepin         
·add. ·noun A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle.
II. Candlepin ·add. ·noun The game played with such pins;
- in form candlepins, used as a singular.
Candlepin bowling         
Candlepin bowling is a variation of bowling that is played primarily in the Canadian Maritime provinces and the New England region of the United States. It is played with a handheld-sized ball and tall, narrow pins that resemble candles, hence the name.

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Candlepin bowling

Candlepin bowling is a variation of bowling that is played primarily in the Canadian Maritime provinces and the New England region of the United States. It is played with a handheld-sized ball and tall, narrow pins that resemble candles, hence the name.

Examples of use of Candlepin
1. As the scores suggest, candlepin is a difficult sport.
2. But is candlepin the Rodney Dangerfield of sport?
3. Also, blue–collar bowlers – a mainstay of candlepin – left when major industries left the region.
4. "There‘s a little bit more of a personal touch in candlepin, it‘s kind of like ‘Cheers,‘" he says, noting that candlepin houses tend to be individually owned and ten pin houses are often part of corporate chains.
5. Candlepin businesses took a turn south, Semb says, because of the high price of real estate.