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thumbtack
/ ˈθʌmˌtæk /
noun
- a short tack with a broad smooth head for fastening papers to a drawing board, etc Also called (esp in Britain)drawing pin
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Example Sentences
A thumbtack is inserted in the standard near the top to prevent the box from being lifted entirely from the base.
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Lay the stencil pattern in position and thumbtack it down to the cheese cloth and blotting paper.
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If knives are used to cut out the design, thumbtack the leather before commencing.
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The latter she suspended by a thumbtack beside the mirror of her bureau.
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She took the miniature, thumbtack and all, from the wall, 183 and put it in her wrist bag.
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