pinion

n 1: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a

larger wheel or rack

2: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {flight

feather}, {quill}, {quill feather}]

3: wing of a bird [syn: {pennon}]

v 1: bind the arms of [syn: {shackle}]

2: cut the wings off (of birds)