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pinner

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪnə(ɹ)/

The English word “pinner” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
  2. A cloth band for a gown.
  3. One who pins or impounds cattle; a pinder.

Etymology

From Middle English pynner, pynnere, pinnere, equivalent to pin + -er.

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