pinfalln.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɪnfɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌfɔl/,

/ˈpɪnˌfɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, fall n.²

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + fall n.², after phrases at pin n.¹ Phrases 2b.

1. Chiefly U.S. A sound made as a pin lands on a hard surface. Also figurative: something as small or inconsequential as a pin falling; a trivial incident. Cf. you could have heard a pin drop (also †fall) at pin n.¹ Phrases 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

gnatc1000

ball play?c1225

smalla1250

triflec1290

fly1297

child's gamec1380

motec1390

mitec1400

child's playc1405

trufferyc1429

toyc1450

curiosity1474

fly-winga1500

neither mass nor matins1528

boys' play1538

nugament1543

knack?1544

fable1552

nincety-fincety1566

mouse1584

molehill1590

coot1594

scoff1594

nidgery1611

pin matter1611

triviality1611

minuity1612

feathera1616

fillip1621

rattle1622

fiddlesticka1625

apex1625

rush candle1628

punctilio1631

rushlight1635

notchet1637

peppercorn1638

petty John1640

emptiness1646

fool-fangle1647

nonny-no1652

crepundian1655

fly-biting1659

pushpin1660

whinny-whanny1673

whiffle1680

straw1692

two and a plack1692

fiddle1695

trivial1715

barley-strawa1721

nothingism1742

curse1763

nihility1765

minutia1782

bee's knee1797

minutiae1797

niff-naff1808

playwork1824

floccinaucity1829

trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

nonsensical1842

meemaw1862

infinitesimality1867

pinfall1868

fidfad1875

flummadiddle1882

quantité négligeable1885

quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

1868 Blairsville (Pa.) Press 7 Feb. 1/5 His silent, wrapt audience listened so intently to ‘The Song Without Words,’ that a pin-fall would have broken the stillness.

1908 M. Hewlett Halfway House i. xiv. 164 She stood there like a mouse sensing the air for alarms, prompt to dart at a pinfall.

1912 W. Deeping Sincerity vii. 56 A good lady whose troubles had been so many pinfalls in the closeted selfishness of her little life.

1981 ‘J. Gash’ Vatican Rip i. 8 We'd had several intimate afternoon negotiations. I'd lost every one on a pinfall.

2. Bowling. The number of pins knocked down in a tenpin bowling game; a score in tenpin bowling.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > ninepins or ten-pins > [noun] > score

pinfall1908

1908 News (Frederick, Maryland) 29 Oct. 5/4 (heading) Won. Lost. Tie. Pin fall.

1974 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 27 Oct. 1- c/4 Colwell began the first day of competition in this inaugural event with a 1363 pinfall.

1993 Chicago Tribune 29 May ii. 4/4 Dana Miller-Mackie went undefeated..and took the lead after six rounds in Garland, Texas, with a pinfall total of 10,833.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pinfalln.²

Brit.

/ˈpɪnfɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌfɔl/,

/ˈpɪnˌfɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin v.¹, fall n.²

Etymology: < pin v.¹ + fall n.²

Wrestling.

A fall in which a wrestler must hold an opponent's shoulders down on the mat for three seconds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > manoeuvres

swengOE

turn?c1225

castc1400

trip1412

fall?a1425

foil1553

collar1581

lock1598

faulx1602

fore-hip1602

forward1602

inturn1602

mare1602

hug1617

disembracement1663

buttock1688

throw1698

back-lock1713

cross-buttock1713

flying horse1713

in holds1713

buttocker1823

chip1823

dogfall1823

cross-buttocker1827

hitch1834

bear hug1837

backfall1838

stop1840

armlock1841

side hug1842

click1846

catch-hold1849

back-breaker1867

back-click1867

snap1868

hank1870

nelson1873

headlock1876

chokehold1886

stranglehold1886

hip lock1888

heave1889

strangle1890

pinfall1894

strangler's grip1895

underhold1895

hammer-lock1897

scissor hold1897

body slam1899

scissors hold1899

armbar1901

body scissors1903

scissors grip1904

waist-hold1904

neck hold1905

scissors1909

hipe1914

oshi1940

oshi-dashi1940

oshi-taoshi1940

pindown1948

lift1958

whip1958

Boston crab1961

grapevine1968

powerbomb1990

1894 Delphos (Ohio) Daily Herald 7 Aug. 4/3 The one getting the best three pin falls out of five should be the winner.

1907 Daily Chron. 21 Dec. 9/5 These two..wrestlers having agreed to contest the best of three pin falls in the catch-as-catch-can style.

1976 K. Bonfiglioli Something Nasty in Woodshed iv. 41 He helps the other chap back into the ring..then administers a fearsome forearm smash and the winning pinfall.

1999 M. Foley Mankind, have Nice Day! xii. 193 Joel booked us in a ‘falls count anywhere’ match (pinfalls count anywhere in the building) a few months later.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pinfall
释义	pinfalln.¹ Brit. /ˈpɪnfɔːl/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌfɔl/, /ˈpɪnˌfɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, fall n.² Etymology: < pin n.¹ + fall n.², after phrases at pin n.¹ Phrases 2b. 1. Chiefly U.S. A sound made as a pin lands on a hard surface. Also figurative: something as small or inconsequential as a pin falling; a trivial incident. Cf. you could have heard a pin drop (also †fall) at pin n.¹ Phrases 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 1868 Blairsville (Pa.) Press 7 Feb. 1/5 His silent, wrapt audience listened so intently to ‘The Song Without Words,’ that a pin-fall would have broken the stillness. 1908 M. Hewlett Halfway House i. xiv. 164 She stood there like a mouse sensing the air for alarms, prompt to dart at a pinfall. 1912 W. Deeping Sincerity vii. 56 A good lady whose troubles had been so many pinfalls in the closeted selfishness of her little life. 1981 ‘J. Gash’ Vatican Rip i. 8 We'd had several intimate afternoon negotiations. I'd lost every one on a pinfall. 2. Bowling. The number of pins knocked down in a tenpin bowling game; a score in tenpin bowling. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > ninepins or ten-pins > [noun] > score pinfall1908 1908 News (Frederick, Maryland) 29 Oct. 5/4 (heading) Won. Lost. Tie. Pin fall. 1974 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 27 Oct. 1- c/4 Colwell began the first day of competition in this inaugural event with a 1363 pinfall. 1993 Chicago Tribune 29 May ii. 4/4 Dana Miller-Mackie went undefeated..and took the lead after six rounds in Garland, Texas, with a pinfall total of 10,833. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pinfalln.² Brit. /ˈpɪnfɔːl/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌfɔl/, /ˈpɪnˌfɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin v.¹, fall n.² Etymology: < pin v.¹ + fall n.² Wrestling. A fall in which a wrestler must hold an opponent's shoulders down on the mat for three seconds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > manoeuvres swengOE turn?c1225 castc1400 trip1412 fall?a1425 foil1553 collar1581 lock1598 faulx1602 fore-hip1602 forward1602 inturn1602 mare1602 hug1617 disembracement1663 buttock1688 throw1698 back-lock1713 cross-buttock1713 flying horse1713 in holds1713 buttocker1823 chip1823 dogfall1823 cross-buttocker1827 hitch1834 bear hug1837 backfall1838 stop1840 armlock1841 side hug1842 click1846 catch-hold1849 back-breaker1867 back-click1867 snap1868 hank1870 nelson1873 headlock1876 chokehold1886 stranglehold1886 hip lock1888 heave1889 strangle1890 pinfall1894 strangler's grip1895 underhold1895 hammer-lock1897 scissor hold1897 body slam1899 scissors hold1899 armbar1901 body scissors1903 scissors grip1904 waist-hold1904 neck hold1905 scissors1909 hipe1914 oshi1940 oshi-dashi1940 oshi-taoshi1940 pindown1948 lift1958 whip1958 Boston crab1961 grapevine1968 powerbomb1990 1894 Delphos (Ohio) Daily Herald 7 Aug. 4/3 The one getting the best three pin falls out of five should be the winner. 1907 Daily Chron. 21 Dec. 9/5 These two..wrestlers having agreed to contest the best of three pin falls in the catch-as-catch-can style. 1976 K. Bonfiglioli Something Nasty in Woodshed iv. 41 He helps the other chap back into the ring..then administers a fearsome forearm smash and the winning pinfall. 1999 M. Foley Mankind, have Nice Day! xii. 193 Joel booked us in a ‘falls count anywhere’ match (pinfalls count anywhere in the building) a few months later. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1868n.²1894
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