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kingpin

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kingpin
1. a pivot pin that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle by securing the stub axle to the axle beam
2. Tenpin bowling the front pin in the triangular arrangement of the ten pins
3. (in ninepins) the central pin in the diamond pattern of the nine pins

kingpin [′kiŋ‚pin]
(mechanical engineering)
The pin for articulation between an automobile stub axle and an axle-beam or steering head. Also known as swivel pin.


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JUSTICE is finally at hand for Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix, the Mexican drug kingpin who pleaded not guilty in San Diego federal court Monday.
Due to recent forays into the industry by black businessmen such as former BET kingpin Bob Johnson, Roberts hopes African Americans will begin to realize the tremendous business opportunity that exists in the hospitality business.
After reading about the dealers and neigh borhood kingpins who teach 50 about "flawed business" models and increasing one's "revenue base," the reader can't help but think about the wasted mathematical brilfiance of these individuals, as well as 50 himself.
 
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