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Dime Store: The 5-10 split.

Dinner Bucket: Same as bucket.

Ditch: The gutter; the channel.

Dive: A sharp, last-instant break by the ball; it is said to dive into the pocket.

Dive or Dove: The action of the ball that hooks greatly at the last moments before hitting the pins. i.e., I swung the ball out and it dove back.

Dodo: A ball that is balanced illegally.

Donk - Doink - Dork: An expression used by some players to indicate that they threw a particularly bad shot. I dorked the ball.

Dots: Series of seven spots on the lanes past the foul line but before the arrows; used to assist in targeting and alignment; also, the same spots on the approach normally used to align your feet . . . View Full Definition

Double: Two consecutive strikes in the same game.

Double Gutter: Throwing two balls in a row into the gutter. Detrimental to high scoring.

Double Pinochle: Same as big ears.

Double Wood: Any two pins such that one is directly behind the other; i.e., the 2-8; 3-9; 1-5. Same as barmaid.

Dovetails: The portion of a wood lane where the maple and pine boards meet; same as splice.

Down And In: Refers to a line that is more direct and parallel to the boards; opposite of bellying the ball.

Down The Boards: Refers to a line that is more direct and parallel to the boards; opposite of bellying the ball.

Dressing: The lane conditioner; the act of applying lane conditioner.

Drift: The number of boards that you vary from straight in your approach to the foul line. For example, if you place the inside edge of your slide foot on board 15 on the approach, but your inside . . . View Full Definition

Drive: Usually used to indicate the power of the ball as it hits the pin. It drove through the rack.

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