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preen(1)(dictionary)
preen(2)(dictionary)
preen(dictionary)
preen gland(medicine)

preen(1) (iou)



preen noun & verb1. (verb infl. -nn-).
[Old English preon, corresp. to Middle Low German preme, Middle & mod. Dutch priem(e bodkin, dagger, Middle High German pfrieme (German Pfriem) awl, Old Norse prjonn pin, peg.]
A. noun. A pin; a brooch. Freq. typifying a thing of small value. OE.
C. Gibbon You got to like books, and he didna care a prin for them.
b. verb trans.
Sew; stitch up. ME-E16.
Fasten with a pin. M16.