2. Verb. (third-person singular of pinion) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pinions
1. pinion [v] - See also: pinion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinions
Literary usage of Pinions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"pinions and Pinion Housings: The pinions are of the staggered straight tooth type
and ... The top and bottom pinions are similar and hence interchangeable. ..."
2. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"pinions and Pinion Housings: The pinions are of the staggered straight tooth type
and ... The top and bottom pinions are similar and hence interchangeable. ..."
3. Treatise on Clock and Watch Making: Theoretical and Practical by Thomas Reid (1832)
"In a combination of two or more wheels and their pinions, the ratio of the ...
If the pinions have eight leaves each, then it follows that one of the wheels ..."
4. This is that: Personal Experiences, Sermons and Writings of Aimee Semple by Aimee Semple McPherson (1919)
"On milky, snow-white pinions did it soar— This dove, so gentle and so pure— Its
wings spread wide, its pinions long; Higher and higher did it rise, ..."
5. The American Cotton Spinner and Managers' and Carders' Guide: A Practical by Robert H. Baird (1851)
"CHANGE-pinions. There should always be a plentiful supply of change-pinions for
the drawing-heads, containing from 24 to 40 teeth, and also an ample supply ..."
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