Thumbtack


noun
1.
a tack with a large, flat head, designed to be thrust into a board or other fairly soft object or surface by the pressure of the thumb.
verb (used with object)
2.
to attach or tack by means of a thumbtack.
noun
1.
(mainly US & Canadian) 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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