Meanings
verbput in the pin (third-person singular simple present puts in the pin, present participle putting in the pin, simple past and past participle put in the pin)
present singular third person puts in the pin · participle present putting in the pin
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Origin
From the ancient peg tankard, which was furnished with a row of pins, or pegs, to regulate the amount which each person was to drink.
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put in the pin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20the%20pin
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“put in the pin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20the%20pin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put in the pin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20in%20the%20pin.
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