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drawing pin

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drawing pin
n. Chiefly British
A thumbtack.

drawing pin
n
(Engineering / Tools) Brit a short tack with a broad smooth head for fastening papers to a drawing board, etc. US and Canadian name thumbtack
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drawing pin - a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing boarddrawing pin - a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
paper fastener - a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place
tack - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
Translations
drawing pin n (Brit) → puntina da disegno

drawing pin دبوس تثبيت اللوائح připínáček tegnestift Reißzwecke πινέζα chinche, chincheta nasta punaise risaći čavlić puntina da disegno 画鋲 압정 punaise tegnestift pinezka pionés, tachinha para papel канцелярская кнопка häftstift เข็มหมุด raptiye đinh ghim 图钉


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