Meaning of pinner | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A suburb in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1289).
2. Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
   agent, form-of
3. One who pins or impounds cattle; a pinder.
   obsolete
4. A surname.
5. A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
6. A cloth band for a gown.

Examples

“This wrestler or pahlwan was a devotee of the old type of wrestling, in which the opponent is thrown down and pinned, unable to get out from under the pinner.”

“Inſtead of Home-ſpun quoifs were ſeen / Good Pinners, edg'd with Colberteen: [...]”

“If by the dairy's hatch I chance to hie, / I ſhall her goodly countenance eſpie, / For there her goodly countenance I've ſeen, / Set off with kerchief ſtarch'd and pinners clean.”

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