pin-ball (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[pin-ball 词源字典]
as a type of game, 1907, from pin (n.) + ball (n.1). Originally of types of open-air bowling and basketball variation where the goal was to knock down a pin or pins. Earlier still it meant "pin-cushion." The tabletop pin-ball machine is attested from 1937. [pin-ball etymology, pin-ball origin, 英语词源]