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hatpin

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hat·pin  (htpn)
n.
A long straight pin usually with an ornamental head, used to secure a hat to the wearer's hair.
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Noun1.hatpinhatpin - a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
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If I could have done as I did with the hats -- stood them both up together, shut my eyes, and jabbed with a hatpin -- it would have been quite easy.
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She never told me of those marks on her arm that you saw this morning, but I know very well that they come from a stab with a hatpin.
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