(historical) An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use.

(transitive) To keep at a distance

A very thin short nail used in furniture.

(botany) Having the stigma visible at the throat of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube.

(US) A type of double-pronged hairpin.

(often attributive) A leather made from the skin of a young seal.

plural of breech pin

A strong metal plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.

plural of corking pin

(obsolete) A large pin used to attach a woman's headdress to a cork mould.