The meaning of Pinion
Pinion – definition
nounThe outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers.
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Buglike, and reminding me of dragonfly wings were two long pinions, and just under them were two mo…
verbRestrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs.
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He was pinioned to the groundverbCut off the pinion of (a wing or bird) to prevent flight.
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Swans are caught and their wings' flight feathers are clipped, or pinioned.
nounA small cogwheel or spindle engaging with a large cogwheel.
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It is used for railroad frogs, for steel mill coupling housings, pinions, spindles, and for dipper …
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Word origin
mid 17th century: from French pignon, alteration of obsolete pignol, from Latin pinea ‘pine cone’, from pinus ‘pine’.
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