Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PIN-ION, n. [pin'yon; Fr. pignon, the cope of the ridge of a house; Norm. id. a pen; Sp. piñon, pinion; from Celtic pen, top, summit.]

1. The joint of a fowl's wing, remotest from the body.
2. A feather; a quill. – Shak.
3. A wing. Hope humbly then, on trembling pinions soar. – Pope.
4. The tooth of a smaller wheel, answering to that of a larger.
5. Fetters or bands for the arms. – Ainsworth.