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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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pin peg OE.; pointed length of stiff wire used as a fastener XIV; (pl.) legs; skittles XVI. Late OE.
pinn, corr. to MLG.
pin, (M)LG., (M)Du.
pinne (Du.
pin), OHG.
pfinn (MHG.
pfinne), Icel.
pinni — L.
pinna applied to various objects likened to a wing or feather, of uncert. orig.; cf. penna feather, PEN2.
Hence
pin vb. XIV.
pincushion XVII.
pin-feather immature feather. XVII.
pin-money allowance made to a woman for dress, etc., typified by the pins used for fastening or adorning garments. XVII.
pin-prick XIX.
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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PIN-NACLE OF FASHION CREATE UNIQUE BRACELETS WITH SAFETY PINS, BEADS.(Home Front)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/23/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...beads. Each safety pin is beaded separately...beads. When the pins are strung next to...body of the safety pin and snap it up into...8. String the pins in this manner...side-up beaded pin and so on until the strung pins measure 7 inches...
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'Pin-demonium' Reigns as Walt Disney World Resort Hosts Series of Pin-Trading Events.
PR Newswire; 4/5/2002; 700+ words
; ...series of limited edition pins. Visitors can follow specially designed "pin pursuits," winding their...for the perfect set of pins. Disney pin artists will be on hand...features 17 limited edition pins and pin sets; a private dinner...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+News+Service) "Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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Pin trading: An Olympic sport for the masses.
Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 2/17/2002; 700+ words
; ...churning masses of pins. One thing is for...With each Olympics, pin trading gets to be...come the Olympic pin traders. Some wear hats with pins circling the brim...hold hundreds of pins. So far, no snowboarder...been seen with a pin placed in one of...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Pins recall old dynasties, dark horses
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 2/24/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Eisenhower and Stratton" pin. There are all kinds of Richard Nixon pins as well as Ronald Reagan pins. I remember receiving the blue Reagan pin with a white outline...Rudman for circuit judge pin. Only a few of the pins carry a message along...
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Pin collectors passionate, but definitely not nerdy
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 3/12/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...anyone.) The point is curling-pin collectors really like pins. No. Scratch that. Curling-pin collectors LIKE curling, but they...crew -- as traders visiting the pin tables. The traders agree their pins have more emotional than monetary...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Pins as good as gold ; Trading the mementos, an Olympic tradition, attracts an enthusiastic following among the Chinese people.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 8/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...they are buying pins, trading pins, wanting three, four pins for their pin." OK, so they're a little...to look at his German soccer pin. "Later," Jamieson says. The most popular pins are always team pins, which...
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Pin trading: An Olympic sport for the masses.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 2/17/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...churning masses of pins. One thing is for...With each Olympics, pin trading gets to be...come the Olympic pin traders. Some wear hats with pins circling the brim...hold hundreds of pins. So far, no snowboarder...been seen with a pin placed in one of...
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PINS: A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL WEARABLE.
Magazine article from: Wearables Business; 7/1/2000; 700+ words
; ...With genuine Cloisonne pins, the enamel color actually fills the spaces in the pin all the way to the top...can be added to these pins, for a smooth finish...as low as 85 cents per pin, for 5,000 pins with a two-color fill...
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PIN Debit Gradually Making Gains, But Is Unlikely to Replace Offline Rival.
Newspaper article from: ATM & Debit News; 2/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...enduring debate in the debit world on whether PIN-based debit will eventually eclipse...issuers and merchants are already building a PIN-only debit environment. And Canada's debit system is strictly PIN-only. PIN-debit has won the hearts...
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PIN-Debit Is Second Only To Cash In Wal-Mart Stores.
Newspaper article from: ATM & Debit News; 5/26/2005; 700+ words
; ...prompting of customers to use PIN-debit instead of signature...signature-debit at Wal-Mart. PIN-debit now accounts for 22...Wal-Mart stores. In Canada, PIN-debit now far exceeds all other...Canadian cards are used only with PINs. The Wal-Mart report did not...
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Bowling Pin
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...new problem arose. The pin setters were much harder on the pins than human hands had...the splinters from the pins were fouling the machinery of the pin setters. In 1954, Vulcan...to the outside of the pin, making the pins more resistant than the...
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Pin-chin Chiang
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Pin-chin Chiang Regarded as China's most popular female writer of the modern era, Pin-chin Chiang (1904–1986) used...Progressive Mother Instilled Feminist Ideals Pin-chin Chiang was born on September 4, 1904...
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pin
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...pinned , pin·ning ) [ tr. ] attach with a pin or pins: pin a note on the door. ∎ fasten (something) with a pin or pins in a specified position: her hair was pinned back...
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Safety Pin
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...modern one, the safety pin is an ancient fastener. Coiled bronze pins, embellished with...on spring-steel pins is chrome, followed...wax coat. If the pin is to be subjected...methods is to coat the pin with the chemical...spring-steel safety pins. For brass safety...
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Rolling Pin
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...finished for use as rolling pins. The French perfected the solid hardwood pin with tapered ends to roll...also use marble rolling pins for buttery dough worked...produce handles. Rolling pins turn on stainless steel...these parts to the rolling pin manufacturers based on...
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