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| pin·ion [ pínnyən ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle pin·ioned, present participle pin·ion·ing, 3rd person present singular pin·ions) |
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1. restrain somebody: to restrain or immobilize somebody, especially by tying his or her arms
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2. keep bird from flying: to prevent a bird from flying by removing or binding its wing feathers
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noun (plural pin·ions) |
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bird's wing: a bird's wing, especially the tip of the wing where the stiff flight feathers are found, containing the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanx bones
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| [15th century. < French pignon< Latin pinna "feather"] |
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