pin·ion 1  (pĭn'yən) 
n. The wing of a bird. The outer rear edge of the wing of a bird, containing the primary feathers. A primary feather of a bird.
tr.v.
pin·ioned, pin·ion·ing, pin·ions
To remove or bind the wing feathers of (a bird) to prevent flight. To cut or bind (the wings of a bird). To restrain or immobilize (a person) by binding the arms. To bind (a person's arms).
To restrain or immobilize (a person) by binding the arms. To bind (a person's arms).
To bind fast or hold down; shackle.
[Middle English, from Old French pignon, from Vulgar Latin *pinniō, pinniōn-, from Latin penna, pinna, feather; see pinna.] |
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