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pinion

/ˈpɪnjən/ noun

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Latin root: penna Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pinion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack.
  2. Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.
  3. Wing of a bird.

verb

  1. Bind the arms of.
  2. Cut the wings off (of birds).

Origin

From Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”).

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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