See Also: pinion(2)(dictionary)
pinion(4)(dictionary)
pinion(medicine)
pinion(1)(dictionary)
pinion(3)(dictionary)
pinion 1, verb(dictionary)
rack and pinion(encyclopedia)
pinion 2, noun(dictionary)
Pinion - Motor Sports(gambling)
Steering, Rack and Pinion - Motor Sports(gambling)

pinion(4) (iou)



pinion verb trans. M16.
[from PINION noun1.]
Bind together (the arms) of a person; deprive (a person) of the use of the arms in this way. M16.
R. Lindner The fight..was over, with the boy pinioned face down. fig.: F. Spalding She pinioned a young clergyman in a corner.
b. Bind (a person, the arms) securely to something. M17.
Baroness Orczy They were pinioned to one another back to back.
Cut off the pinion of (a bird's wing) to prevent flight; cut off a pinion or bind the wings of (a bird) to prevent flight. L16.