pinions

Noun

• a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
• any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
• wing of a bird
• plural of pinion

Verb

• bind the arms of
• cut the wings off (of birds)
• third-person singular simple present indicative of pinion

Synonyms

flight feather, pennon, pinion, quill, quill feather, shackle