pin-setter

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English

Noun

pin-setter (plural pin-setters)

  1. Alternative form of pinsetter
    • 1923, Henry Chase Hill, The Wonder Book of Knowledge, page 360:
      The Backus pin-setter is almost human in its operation.
    • 1954, Jack Weinberg, Duck Pin Bowling, page 62:
      Pins knocked down by a pin or pins coming in contact with the pin-setter ( pin-boy ) shall count as pins down, except should the pin-setter ( pin-boy ) deliberately throw a pin or pins on the alley, then the pins knocked down by such action shall be respotted.
    • 2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 242:
      And there is a bowling alley with an automatic pin-setter.

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