pinhold

pinhold means A place where a pin is fixed.

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pinhold ranks #16,734 of 42,752 for Qualifying.

Etymology

From pin + hold.

noun

A place where a pin is fixed.e.g.“He tore the flower gravely from its pinhold smelt its almost no smell and placed it in his heartpocket.” — 1920, James Joyce, Ulysses:
The attachment formed by pinning something in place.e.g.“Cut another piece of cardboard to fill the bottom orifice, sew this well in, and cover the whole figure with muslin to prevent the bran coming out, and to give a good pinhold.” — 1894, Hall's Journal of Health:
An attachment mechanism made up of a small hole into which a pin is inserted.e.g.“They are made with a 1 in. (2.54 cm.) pinhold and are furnished in two sizes for feeders of 500,000 circ. mils and 1,000,000 circ_ mils respectively.” — 1918, Electrical World - Volume 71, page 1167:
A hold in which the opponent is pinned to the mat.e.g.“...into a take-down hold and possibly a pinhold— that pins his shoulders to the mat” — 1936, The Youth's Companion Combined with American Boy, page 23:

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

pinpoint 67% match — The point of a pin. vs pinhold →
lockpin 67% match — A pin used to lock a mechanism and prevent it from moving. vs pinhold →
postpinning 66% match — Following the fixation of a pin vs pinhold →
pushpin 65% match — A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head. vs pinhold →
hatpin 63% match — A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair. vs pinhold →
penhold 62% match — A manner of placing a pen within one's fingers. vs pinhold →
hairpin 62% match — A pin or fastener for the hair. vs pinhold →
stickpin 61% match — An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack. vs pinhold →