Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pin or catch used to fasten the door of a freight-car.
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Examples
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"Royal's my race!" said Stewart "I'll be kept tirling at no door-pin in the Highlands, -- let us drive in the bar."
John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro
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--- I wish to Heaven I had never ken'd her! for by that acquaintance, neighbour, their cam, '' --- and she counted her withered fingers as she spoke ` ` first Pride, then Malice, then Revenge, then False Witness; and Murder tirl'd at the door-pin, if he camna ben.
The Antiquary 1845
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Malice, then Revenge, then False Witness; and Murder tirl'd at the door-pin, if he camna ben.
The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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Malice, then Revenge, then False Witness; and Murder tirl'd at the door-pin, if he camna ben.
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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Revenge, then False Witness; and Murder tirl’d at the door-pin, if he camna ben.
The Antiquary 1584
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