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jigpin

jigpin noun: a type of pin used by miners to hold the turn-beams and prevent them from turning.

Noun

jigpin (plural jigpins)

  1. (archaic) a type of pin used by miners to hold the turn-beams and prevent them from turning.

Forms of jigpin

pluraljigpins

Questions about jigpin

What does jigpin mean?
Jigpin means a type of pin used by miners to hold the turn-beams and prevent them from turning.
What part of speech is jigpin?
Jigpin is a noun.
What is the plural of jigpin?
The plural of jigpin is jigpins.

Words near jigpin in the dictionary

  1. Jignas
  2. jigo
  3. jigos
  4. jigot
  5. jigots
  6. jigpin
  7. jigpins
  8. jigs
  9. jigs up
  10. jigsaw
  11. jigsaw identification

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