Definition of Pinions. Meaning of Pinions. Synonyms of Pinions

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Definition of Pinions

Pinion
Pinion Pin"ion, n. (Zo["o]l.) A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.
Pinion
Pinion Pin"ion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinioning.] 1. To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings. --Bacon. 2. To disable by cutting off the pinion joint. --Johnson. 3. To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms, esp. by binding the arms to the body. --Shak. Her elbows pinioned close upon her hips. --Cowper. 4. Hence, generally, to confine; to bind; to tie up. ``Pinioned up by formal rules of state.' --Norris.

Meaning of Pinions from wikipedia

- A pinion is a round gear—usually the smaller of two meshed gears—used in several applications, including drivetrain and rack and pinion systems. Drivetrains...
- A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the pinion) engaging a linear gear (the rack). Together, they convert between...
- Pinioning is the act of surgically removing one pinion joint, the joint of a bird's wing ****hest from the body, to prevent flight. Pinioning is often...
- Joseph Pinion III (born August 11, 1983) is an American former television host, businessman, and activist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the...
- Look up Pinion or pinion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pinion is a round gear, usually the smaller of two meshed gears. Pinion may also refer to:...
- Look up Pinion or pinion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pinion may refer to a number of moths mostly in the family Noctuidae: Brown-spot pinion, Agrochola...
- Football Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2024. Pinion, Bradley (June 24, 2018). "Introducing The Pinions!!". Twitter. Retrieved June 27, 2018. Mercer,...
- teeth of the pinions rotationally offset from each other to match. The use of multiple bars with offset teeth ensures that the pinions on the locomotive...
- Godfrey Pinion (13 September 1884 — 7 December 1956) was an Irish international rugby union player. Pinion was educated at Methodist College Belfast and...
- Of****t Pinion (March 23, 1910 – September 30, 1976) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal in the...