What is the meaning of pinion?

noun

  • A gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack.
  • Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.
  • Wing of a bird.

verb

  • Bind the arms of.
  • Cut the wings off (of birds. ).
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