wrest pin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rest pin]
- /rɛst pɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rest pin]
- /rɛst pɪn/

Definitions of wrest pin words

noun wrest pin peg (def 5). 1
noun wrest pin (on a piano, harp, etc) a pin around which one end of a string is wound: it may be turned by means of a tuning key to alter the tension of the string. In a piano the wrest pin is embedded in the wrest plank 0

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Origin of wrest pin

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Wrest pin

noun

adjective

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adverb

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determiner

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wrest pin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wrest pin usage trend in Literature

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