repinv.
/ˌriːˈpɪn/, U.S. /riˈpɪn/ transitive. To refasten, reattach, or rejoin with a pin or pins.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with pins or pegs > pin again
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1831 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 26 Feb. 152 Adjusting and repinning her mantilla, and sobbing and crying all the while.
1859 C. Reade Love me Little xxvii Eve slily repinned it on him.
1908 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 9 43 We..repinned the abdominal binder.
1941 Math. Gaz. 25 180 The joint is then repinned to the support.
1990 A. Munro Friend of my Youth 75 She brushed and repinned her hair.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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