Pinner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪnə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pinner is a noun meaning Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
Meaning
Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
More Meanings
- 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
Inſtead of Home-ſpun quoifs were ſeen / Good Pinners, edg'd with Colberteen: [...]
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.
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.
Word Forms
- pinners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lappet, capstring, scarfpin, pinbefore, paillasson, capeline.
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