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safety pin

–noun
a pin bent back on itself to form a spring, with a guard to cover the point.

Origin:
1855–60

safe⋅ty-pin

[seyf-tee-pin]
–verb (used with object), -pinned, -pin⋅ning.
to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.

Origin:
1915–20
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