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"Pinion" Definition

noun

A primary feather of a bird.
A small cogwheel that engages or is engaged by a larger cogwheel or a rack.
The outer rear edge of the wing of a bird, containing the primary feathers.
The wing of a bird.
The terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.

verb-transitive

To bind fast or hold down; shackle.
To cut or bind (the wings of a bird).
To remove or bind the wing feathers of (a bird) to prevent flight.
To restrain or immobilize (a person) by binding the arms.

verb

To disable or restrain by binding the arms.
To bind fast .
To restrain (a bird) from flight especially by cutting off the pinion of one wing.
Restrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs.
Cut off the pinion of (a wing or bird) to prevent flight.

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