pinman
pinman noun: one whose job involves working with pins (any sense).
Noun
pinman (plural pinmen)
- One whose job involves working with pins (any sense).
- The modern haberdasher has swallowed up the mercer, the draper, the skinner, among the ancient trades, and the hosier, the glover, the needlemaker, the pinman, and we know not how many more, among more modern trades.1850, The Gentleman's Magazine - Volume 187, page 27
- The second pinman, similarly equipped, also accompanies the surveyor, and relieves the first when the pins of the latter are used up.1870, Extracts from the Manual of Signals: Signal Service Drills, page 32
- A rudimentary drawing of a figure, such as a stick figure.
- A red pinman means wait, a green pinman means cross, and he flashes when the crossing period is ending.1969, The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal - Volume 102, page 26
- Teacher divides the class into pairs and hands them cards bearing pinmen pictures showing passive actions.1988, Ariel - Volume 13, page 53
Examples of pinman in a sentence
- The lay-out cat maneuvered, snorting and starting and stopping, and the pinman bobbed on and off, unhooking the wagons one by one.2003, Edward Hoagland, Cat Man, page 56:
- When the hole was drilled, the pinman slipped a 6 x 6 inch steel plate with a hole in the center over the end of a 4-foot, steel-ribbed glue pin, pushing it down to the head of the pin.2009, Michael D. Guillerman, Face Boss, page 77:
Forms of pinman
| plural | pinmen |
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Origin of pinman
From pin + -man.
Questions about pinman
- What does pinman mean?
- Pinman means one whose job involves working with pins (any sense).
- How do you use pinman in a sentence?
- The lay-out cat maneuvered, snorting and starting and stopping, and the pinman bobbed on and off, unhooking the wagons one by one.
- What part of speech is pinman?
- Pinman is a noun.
- What is the plural of pinman?
- The plural of pinman is pinmen.
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