释义 |
pin·ning \ˈpiniŋ, -nēŋ\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English pynnynge action of fastening with pegs, from gerund of pynnen, pinnen to pin 1. a. : a pin or peg for fastening; also : a fastening made by pins b. : small stones for filling masonry interstices c. : foundation, prop, underpinning 2. : adhesion of the tail of the young lamb to the body due to pasting up with sticky meconium preventing passage of feces 3. : clogging of the teeth of a file by abraded material |