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Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: pignon, from peigne 'comb'

pinion

2 noun
     
Related topics: Technology
pinion2
[countable]T a small wheel, with teeth on its outer edge, that fits into a larger wheel and turns it or is turned by it
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