pinner

Meaning

Noun

• Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
• A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
• A cloth band for a gown.
• One who pins or impounds cattle; a pinder.

Origin

• From Middle English pynner, pynnere, pinnere, equivalent to pin + -er.
• Variant of pinder, from Middle English pindere, pyndere, pundere, pendere, equivalent to pend + -er.