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Terms of or pertaining to a sport in which the object of the game is to knock over a set of pins by rolling a heavy ball across a defined boundary.

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Part of the building
Sports; Bowling

When the 7 or 10 pin remains standing after what seemed to be a perfect strike. "That pin must be part of the building."

Perfect game
Sports; Bowling

To have a perfect game a bowler must have twelve strikes in a row. With a count of 30 pins per frame the final score is 300.

Picket fence
Sports; Bowling

A 1-2-4-7 or 1-3-6-10 spares.

Pie alley
Sports; Bowling

A lane that is easy to get a high score on. Easy as pie

Leverage
Sports; Bowling

The power produced by the sliding and lifting motion of a bowler's legs.

Up the hill
Sports; Bowling

Refers to a ball going over a high board and into the pocket.

Lift
Sports; Bowling

When upward motion is put on the ball by the fingers when it is released.

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