piñon
Origin of piñon
1Words Nearby piñon
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How to use piñon in a sentence
Then he said, "I will bring the gum of the pinon and set fire to that."
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest | Katharine Berry JudsonHe went out to where there is many pinon and cedar trees and he gathered much pinon gum.
The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi | Hattie Greene LockettSummer resident; not infrequent; breeds in pinon hills near Cañon City.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserThe uneasiness I had hitherto felt arose from an expression which Seguin had dropped at the Pinon spring.
The Scalp Hunters | Mayne ReidAll the settlers on the Willow are hurrying their women and children down towards Pinon City.
The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop | Hamlin Garland
Other Idioms and Phrases with piñon
Attribute to someone, especially a wrongdoing or crime. For example, They pinned the murder on the wrong man. This expression uses pin in the sense of “attach.” [First half of 1900s]
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