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English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
Pindown — was a method of discipline used in children s homes in Staffordshire in the 1980s.Pindown was named after the notion that it would pin down the problem relating to a particular difficult child. It involved locking children in rooms called pindown … Wikipedia
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