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candlepin bowling

a type of bowling where players use smaller balls and tall, narrow pins

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duckpin bowling

a type of bowling game using smaller and lighter pins and balls compared to traditional tenpin bowling

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ten-pin bowling

a form of bowling in which players roll a ball to knock down pins arranged in a triangular formation at the end of a lane

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five-pin bowling

a variation of bowling played with smaller pins and a smaller ball, commonly found in Canada

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strike

the act of knocking down all ten pins with a single ball

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spare

the act of knocking down all ten pins with two consecutive rolls in a single frame of bowling

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hook

(bowling) a ball that curves as it rolls toward the pins

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split

(tenpin bowling) a challenging pin arrangement in bowling where pins are left standing far apart after the first roll

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open frame

a scoring situation in bowling where a player does not knock down all ten pins within the two rolls of a frame

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pinfall

(bowling) the number of pins knocked down by a single ball roll

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pinsetting

the mechanical or manual process of arranging the pins after they have been knocked down in bowling

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snake eyes

(bowling) the act of knocking down only one pin on each of the two attempts in a frame, resulting in a score of two

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upcast

a method of throwing the ball upwards in bowling, usually making it harder to aim and control

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ten-strike

a strike in bowling, where a player knocks down all ten pins with the first roll of the frame

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frame

a part of a bowling game where a player gets one or two turns to knock down pins

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pocket

the best spot between pins in bowling to aim for a strike

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bocce

a traditional Italian bowling game where players try to roll their balls as close as possible to a smaller target ball

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roll

the act of throwing a ball down the lane in sports like bowling

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to respot

(bowling) to place a pin back in its original position after it has been knocked down or moved

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