pinions
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Noun
pinions noun
- A wing.
- The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
- Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
- A moth of the genus Lithophane.
Verb
pinions verb
- To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
- To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
- (transferred sense) To restrain; to limit.
Noun
pinions noun
- The smallest gear in a gear train.
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Synonyms
shacklequillquill featherflight featherpennonpintleswagesplinescountershaftstatorsstrakessheavecrankcasesstiffenersderailleuridler pulley