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2. <mechanics> An upright pivot pin; as: The pivot pin of a hinge.
A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.
A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds of gun carriages.
A kingbolt of a wagon.
Origin: A diminutive of Pin.
(01 Mar 1998)
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