What does pinner mean?
Pinner means Agent noun of pin; one who pins..
Pinner
/ˈpɪnə(ɹ)/ · noun
Meaning
Agent noun of pin; one who pins..
Definitions by Sense
- Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
- A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
- A cloth band for a gown.
- (obsolete) One who pins or impounds cattle; a pinder.
Example Sentences
This wrestler or pahlwan was a devotee of the old type of wrestling, in which the opponent is thrown down and pinned, unable to get out from under the pinner.
Inſtead of Home-ſpun quoifs were ſeen / Good Pinners, edg'd with Colberteen: [...]
If by the dairy's hatch I chance to hie, / I ſhall her goodly countenance eſpie, / For there her goodly countenance I've ſeen, / Set off with kerchief ſtarch'd and pinners clean.
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Word Forms
- pinners
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This wrestler or pahlwan was a devotee of the old type of wrestling, in which the opponent is thrown down and pinned, unable to get out from under the pinner.
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