1) Small-ball bowling target 
• (n.) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. • (n.) The game played with such pins; -- in form candlepins, used as a singular.
Can`dle·pin` noun (Tenpins) (a) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. (b) The game played with such pins; -- in form candlepins , used as a singular. 
noun a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin