Pinioning

verb

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.

2.verbTo bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.

3.verb(transferred sense) To restrain; to limit.

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