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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Pinion
Description: Pinion is a verb that means to cut off the wing of a bird to prevent flight.Â
Dating back to the 17th century, our word of the day comes from the French word pignon (PEEN yone) which referred to the part of a bird’s wings that make flight possible. Pinion may still be used as a noun to refer to this part of the wing or it can be a verb that means to clip the wing to prevent a bird from flying.Â
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