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kingpin noun

  /ˈkɪŋ.pɪn/
  • (informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.
napamies, olkatappi
  • (transportation) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
  • (transportation) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
  • (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.
  • The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.
olkatappi
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