Definition of Pinion

Noun: pinion  pin-yun

1. A gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
    
2. Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
   - flight feather, quill, quill feather
    
3. Wing of a bird
   - pennon

1. Bind the arms of
   - shackle
    
2. Cut the wings off (of birds)

See also:
pining
pinioned

Anagrams containing the word pinion

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