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STAPLER
stapler, stapling machine
(noun) a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
stapler (plural staplers)
A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.
Etymology 2
Noun
stapler (plural staplers)
(dated) A dealer in staple goods.
(dated) One employed to sort wool according to its staple.
Anagrams
• Alperts, Plaster, Platers, palster, palters, persalt, plaster, plastre, platers, psalter
Source: Wiktionary
Sta"pler, n.
1. A dealer in staple goods.
2. One employed to assort wool according to its staple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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