PUSHPIN

thumbtack, drawing pin, pushpin

(noun) a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pushpin (plural pushpins)

A thumbtack.

(archaic) An old children's game where pins are placed on a table and each player tries to push his pin so as to cross the other's.

Synonyms

• drawing pin

• thumbtack

Source: Wiktionary


Push"pin`, n.

Definition: A child's game played with pins. L. Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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