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pin

Pronunciation: /ˈpin/

“pin” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening
  2. a slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling
  3. peg

Etymology

From Dutch pin, from Proto-Germanic *pinnaz *pinnaz, *pinnō, *pint- (“protruding point, peak, peg, pin, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- 'protruding object, pointed peg, nail, edge'.

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