Read full poem →Fashioned to lead where strife gives way to strife,
Pinioned here in failure by knife thrown after knife.
Dictionary Entry
To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
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Common Phrases
. pinionedbehind pinionedpinioned arms
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Poetry examples for “pinioned”
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