Duckpin bowling
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Duckpin bowling is a variation of the sport of bowling.
Duckpins are shorter and squatter than the pins used in ten-pin bowling.
A duckpin bowling ball in an adult hand
Duckpin bowlers, 1936.
A mini duckpin alley in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bowling
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Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins or another target. The term bowling usually refers to pin bowling, though in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, bowling could also refer to target bowling, such as lawn bowls.
A ten-pin bowler releases his bowling ball.
Playing bowls at Tiverton West End Bowling Club, United Kingdom
Archeologist's drawing of items found in 1895 in an ancient tomb in Naqada, Egypt, thought to resemble the more modern game of skittles. The archeologist conjectured as to the particular arrangement of the items found.
Peasants bowling in front of a tavern in the 17th century