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Pin
·noun Mood; humor.
II. Pin ·noun A rolling-pin.
III. Pin ·noun The tenon of a dovetail joint.
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pin
In or to a merry pin; almost drunk: an allusion to a sort of tankard, formerly used in the north, ha...
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Eyed
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Eye>>.
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Belaying pin
·- A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are f...
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Breech pin
·- ·Alt. of Breech screw.
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Corking pin
·- A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold.
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Firing pin
·add. ·- In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and e...
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Pin-fire
·add. ·adj Having a firing pin to explode the cartridge; as, a pin-fire rifle.
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Pin-tailed
·adj Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest;
— said of birds.
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Rolling-pin
·noun A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and...
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Crisping-pin
(Isa. 3:22; R.V., "satchel"), some kind of female ornament, probably like the modern reticule. The H...
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pin basket
The youngest child.
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pin money
An allowance settled on a married woman for her pocket expences.
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pin-bush
n.
i.q. Needle-bush (q.v.)
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linch-pin
the penis of a stag. Shropsh.
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inch-pin
the penis of a stag. Shropsh.
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pin-cod
a pincushion.
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crank-pin
In steam machinery, it goes through both arms of the crank at their extremities; to this pin the con...
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pin-tail
The Anas acuta, a species of duck with a long pointed tail. Also, in artillery, the iron pin on the ...
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safety-pin
To secure the head of the capstan-bar.
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thole-pin
[from the Anglo-Saxon thol]. Certain pins in the gunwale of a boat, instead of the rowlock-poppets, ...
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Argus-eyed
·adj Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
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Bird-eyed
·adj Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
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Black-eyed
·adj Having black eyes.
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Blear-eyed
·adj Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
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Blink-eyed
·adj Habitually winking.
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Blue-eyed
·adj Having blue eyes.
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Buck-eyed
·adj Having bad or speckled eyes.
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Cat-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
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Cross-eyed
·adj Affected with strabismus; squint-eyed; squinting.
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Double-eyed
·adj Having a deceitful look.
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Dove-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed Peace.
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Dry-eyed
·adj Not having tears in the eyes.
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Dull-eyed
·adj Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity.
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Eagle-eyed
·adj Sharp-sighted as an <<Eagle>>.
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Evil-eyed
·adj Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious...
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Frog-eyed
·add. ·adj Spotted with whitish specks due to a disease, or produced artificially by spraying;
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Goggle-eyed
·adj Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes.
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Green-eyed
·adj Having green eyes.
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Hawk-eyed
·adj Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.
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Lynx-eyed
·adj Having acute sight.
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Mole-eyed
·adj Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.
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Moon-eyed
·adj Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.
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Mope-eyed
·adj Shortsighted; purblind.
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Night-eyed
·adj Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.
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Open-eyed
·adj With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
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Owl-eyed
·adj Having eyes like an owl's.
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Pearl-eyed
·adj Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with the cataract.
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Pig-eyed
·adj Having small, deep-set eyes.
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Pink-eyed
·adj Having small eyes.
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Sessile-eyed
·adj Having eyes which are not elevated on a stalk;
— opposed to stalk-eyed.
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Squint-eyed
·adj Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed.
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Stalk-eyed
·adj Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle;
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Swivel-eyed
·adj Squint-eyed.
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Thrum-eyed
·adj Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in lon...
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Wall-eyed
·adj Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color.
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Yellow-eyed
·adj Having yellow eyes.
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gimblet-eyed
Squinting, either in man or woman.
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gooseberry-eyed
One with dull grey eyes, like boiled gooseberries.
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gravy-eyed
Blear-eyed, one whose eyes have a running humour.
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swivel-eyed
Squinting.
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wapper-eyed
Sore-eyed.
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pin-panniebly-fellow
a miserable, covetous, suspicious fellow, one who pins up or fastens his paniers and baskets. N.
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nine-pin block
A block in that form, mostly used for a fair-leader under the cross-pieces of the forecastle and qua...
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Black-eyed Susan
·add. ·- The bladder ketmie.
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Blue-eyed grass
·- a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.
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moon-eyed hen
A squinting wench.
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cock-eyed bob
a local slang term in Western Australiafor a thunderstorm.
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