Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pin bawl]
- /pɪn bɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pin bawl]
- /pɪn bɔl/
Definition of pin-ball word
- noun pin-ball any of various games played on a sloping, glass-topped table presenting a field of colorful, knoblike target pins and rails, the object usually being to shoot a ball, driven by a spring, up a side passage and cause it to roll back down against these projections and through channels, which electrically flash or ring and record the score. 1
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Origin of pin-ball
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; pin + ball1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pin-ball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pin-ball popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
See also
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