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There is only one substantial object in the show, a set of wooden stocks for pinioning the legs of multiple enslaved people.
From Washington Post
But in hot, drought-stricken mixed forests, bark beetles first land on nearby limber and pinion pines, generating new broods that can attack bristlecones, overwhelming their defense systems.
From Los Angeles Times
The French he translated as “my heart is full of your image”; the Italian, as something like “t’ward thee my thought unfurls its pinions.”
From New York Times
Engineering-wise, the Next Gen car includes an independent rear suspension and rack and pinion steering that’s more reactive to slight driver adjustments.
From Washington Post
His domestic agenda was anemic by comparison, pinioned between a Democratic Congress and a Republican Party split between conservative and moderate wings.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
