pinholdern.
/ˈpɪnˌhəʊldə/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌ(h)oʊldər/ 1.
a. Chiefly Engineering. A device for securing a pin.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > devices for securing or uniting parts
key1434
chevel-bolt1480
strop1573
gimbals1577
gimmals1598
gimmera1603
strap1620
bridle1667
key band1735
screw-joint1810
locking plate1812
safety pin1822
king bolt1839
square coupling1845
holding-down bolt1846
ball joint1849
pinholder1854
knuckle-joint1860
bayonet-joint1870
elbow1874
fox-key1874
split-pin1875
cotter-pin1881
elbow-joint1881
banjo-frame1888
holding-down pin1892
holding-down ring1899
feather1908
banjo union1922
1854 Sci. Amer. 22 July 358/2 A diaper lock having a loop..for the pin to be retained under, and two side slots between said loop and the pin holder for the pin to pass through.
1882 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 223/3 A counter-balance for said pin holder.
1960 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 259 232 (caption) Water-cooled pin-holder.
2000 Rubber & Plastics News (Nexis) 21 Aug. 13 The pin holder bolts to the front of the bearing box and supports the upper and lower thirds of the pin.
b. A receptacle for storing pins (esp. hairpins or dressmakers' pins), a pin box; a pincushion.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > equipment for > pin > pin-cushion
pincase1480
pin-pillow1481
cushionet1542
pincushion1605
pinball1803
pinholder1889
1876 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 10 Oct. Hair pin holder.]
1889 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Despatch 26 Nov. 1/6 Mr. Eyman's prize was a hand-painted pinholder.
1922 Times 10 July 11/6 Little ribbon toilet-table things, such as..pin-holders..are attractive.
1997 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 27 Oct. b4 (caption) A flat silk pin holder made in the shape of a flower.
2. A holder for cut flowers and foliage, comprising a mounting or base with projecting pins to grip the stems.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > floriculture and flower arranging > [noun] > equipment
beau-pot1766
bouquetier1786
flower-stand1838
spray1862
rose bowl1878
stem-glass1922
pinholder1946
stub1951
stub wire1960
oasis1961
1946 Iowa City Press Citizen 25 Nov. 8/1 Use a heavy 3-inch pinholder placed in a wide pottery bowl.
1977 Lancashire Life Feb. 9/2 The design is held in a tall black well pin-holder within a rough glazed ivory-coloured ceramic container.
1992 Flora Internat. Mar. 7/3 A trimmed piece of Forsythia gives height to the design while another piece is placed in the lower pinholder following the same line.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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