Like the renowned pinner of Wakefield, he was the village champion; carried off the prize at all the fairs, and threw his gauntlet at the country round.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
pinner of Wakefield Greene.
"A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume I."
R. Dodsley
There was a Cap'n pinner, used to trade between 'ere and Hull on a schooner named the Snipe.
"Ship's Company, The Entire Collection"
W.W. Jacobs