kingpin
- Noun. (context, motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in placeāa kingbolt.
- Noun. (context, ten pin bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
- Noun. The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
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