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pillion definition

pil·lion (pil′yən)

noun

  1. a cushion attached behind a saddle for an extra rider, esp. a woman, as in medieval times
  2. an extra saddle behind the driver's on a motorcycle

Etymology: Gael pillean < peall, a hide, skin, ult. < L pellis: see fell

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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