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      pinioning
      noun
      wing of a bird
      any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
      a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
      verb
      cut the wings off (of birds)
      bind the arms of
      Roots
      pinnapinion- · Latin · wing, feather
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