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noun(pin-ion)the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges; broadly : wing
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noun(pin-ion)feather, quill; also : flight feathers
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verb(pin-ion)to disable or restrain by binding the arms
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verb(pin-ion)to bind fast : shackle
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verb(pin-ion)to restrain (a bird) from flight especially by cutting off the pinion of one wing
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noun(pin-ion)a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
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noun(pin-ion)the smaller of a pair or the smallest of a train of gear wheels