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A bulletin board ( pinboard, pin board, noticeboard, or notice board in British English) is a surface intended for the posting of public messages, for example, to advertise items wanted or for sale, announce events, or provide information. Bulletin boards are often made of a material such as cork to facilitate addition and removal of messages ...
Rolling pin. A wooden "roller" type rolling pin. Atta dough being rolled with a rolling pin during the preparation of chapati. A rolling pin is a cylindrical food preparation utensil used to shape and flatten dough. Two styles of rolling pin are found: rollers and rods. Roller types consists of a thick cylinder with small handles at each end ...
Split pin. A split pin, also known in the US as a cotter pin or cotter key, [1] is a metal fastener with two tines that are bent during installation, similar to a staple or rivet. Typically made of thick wire with a half-circular cross section, split pins come in multiple sizes and types. The British definition of " cotter pin " is equivalent ...
Pin (chess) In chess, a pin is a tactic in which a defending piece cannot move out of an attacking piece's line of attack without exposing a more valuable defending piece. Moving the attacking piece to effect the pin is called pinning; the defending piece restricted by the pin is described as pinned. Only a piece that can move any number of ...
A cotter is a pin or wedge passing through a hole to fix parts tightly together. In British usage cotter pin has the same meaning, [1] but in the U.S. it means a split pin . Typical applications are in fixing a crank to its crankshaft, as in a bicycle, and a piston rod to a crosshead, as in a steam engine. The angle of the wedge determines the ...
Urology. High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia ( HGPIN) is an abnormality of prostatic glands and believed to precede the development of prostate adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer ). [1] [2] It may be referred to simply as prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia ( PIN ). It is considered to be a pre-malignancy, or ...
The Tiaoxin ( Chinese: 挑心); pinyin: Tiāo xīn) is a Chinese hairpin worn by women in the Ming dynasty in their hair bun; the upper part of the hairpin was usually in the shape of a Buddhist statue, an immortal, a Sanskrit word, or a phoenix. [11] The Chinese character shou ( 寿, "longevity") could also be used to decorate the hairpin.
Fairground Attraction singles chronology. "Perfect". (1988) " Find My Love ". (1988) "A Smile in a Whisper". (1988) " Find My Love " is a song by British band Fairground Attraction, which was released as their second single from their debut album The First of a Million Kisses in July 1988. As with much of their debut album, the words and music ...