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pinion
('p/I/n/j//@/n )

noun (n)

  • a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    flight feather, quill, quill feather
    source: wordnet30
  • wing of a bird(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    pennon
    source: wordnet30
  • A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A feather; a quill.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • bind the arms of(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    shackle
    source: wordnet30
  • cut the wings off (of birds)(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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