candlepins
New England bowling
Candlepins is a style of bowling played mainly in New England and eastern Canada, using tall, tapered pins and small balls without finger holes.
The pins, shaped like candles, stand upright and aren't cleared between rolls—fallen pins remain where they lie.
Players get three balls per frame instead of two: We grew up playing candlepins at the local alley.
bowling
Narrow way between buildings
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- rollList of names
- laneDesignated travel strip
- bowlerPin-toppling player
frames · spares · spare · split · gutter · score · league · tenpin
shape
Circular in cross-section
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- slenderThin and graceful
- narrowOf small width
- thinSmall in diameter
elongated · symmetrical · uniform · wooden · maple · spindle-shaped · hourglass · streamlined