Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pin or pintle which fastens together the parts of a hinge.
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Examples
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Pick up that hinge-pin and use it to drive out the others!
Wicked Will Bailey MacDonald 2009
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Pick up that hinge-pin and use it to drive out the others!
Wicked Will Bailey MacDonald 2009
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* The jaws, handles, shoulder, offset bend, and hinge-pin should be mentioned.
Chapter 12 1982
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Re-enforced bottom of key where the hinge-pin enters, with superglue to harden the wood there, for better performance and prevent future damage.
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Re-enforced bottom of key where the hinge-pin enters, with superglue to harden the wood there, for better performance and prevent future damage.
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Re-enforced bottom of key where the hinge-pin enters, with superglue to harden the wood there, for better performance and prevent future damage.
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Re-enforced bottom of key where the hinge-pin enters, with superglue to harden the wood there, for better performance and prevent future damage.
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Re-enforced bottom of key where the hinge-pin enters, with superglue to harden the wood there, for better performance and prevent future damage.
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Re-enforced bottom of key where the hinge-pin enters, with superglue to harden the wood there, for better performance and prevent future damage.
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For all the thunder and fury the original hockey stick generated (and I trust Mann and his team have their hard hats at the ready again), it's not the hinge-pin argument for global warming.
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