Pinning

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of fastening or securing with a pin.
  • noun. The masonry that supports studwork.
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  • verb. Present participle of pin.
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  • noun. a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
  • Word Usage
    "Conceivably, but I find it hard to follow the conventional market watchers in pinning such a sharp decline on a very slightly higher CPI number than expected."
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