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Definition of Pindown
1. Noun. (U.K.) solitary confinement, formerly used as a method of punishment in children's homes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pindown
1. a discredited method for controlling children [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pindown
Literary usage of Pindown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Publications of the Harleian Society by Harleian Society (1890)
"April 15 Walter Caldicot, of S' Bride's, Lond., Bach', ab' 25, & Elizabeth Mid-
dleton, of pindown, Sussex, Spr, ab' 20, with consent of her father Mr Tho' ..."
2. Air Power and the Ground War in Vietnam: Ideas and Actions by Donald J. Mrozek (1988)
"At its worst, the inability to pindown the psychological factor tended to enhance
the prominence of the technical side—in delivering an attack on an enemy ..."
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