pinner

[ pin-er ]

/ ˈpɪn ər /

noun

a person or thing that pins.

a headdress with a long hanging flap pinned on at each side.

a small apron fastened on by pins.

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to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

to fold or wind around something

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Origin of pinner

First recorded in 1645–55; pin + -er¹

Words nearby pinner

pinnatifid, pinnation, pinnatipartite, pinnatiped, pinnatisect, pinner, pinnigrade, pinniped, pinnula, pinnulate, pinnule

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Example sentences from the Web for pinner

It had never been so used before, but it could be arranged, Mrs. Pinner told him.
Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
Immediately Mrs. Pinner left the room he greedily fell to upon the chops.
Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
Waking thus at Pinner (always about six o'clock), he had been wont to hear the voice of his little boy, singing.
The Whirlpool|George Gissing
Since the removal from Pinner, Rolfe had forgotten his anxieties with regard to money.
The Whirlpool|George Gissing

At Pinner, the next station, we pass out of Middlesex into Hertfordshire.
Rides on Railways|Samuel Sidney

British Dictionary definitions for pinner

pinner

/ (ˈpɪnə) /

noun

a person or thing that pins

a small dainty apron

a cap with two long flaps pinned on

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