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TINTACK
tintack
(noun) tack or small nail of tinned iron
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tintack (plural tintacks)
A short nail or tack coated with tin.
(British) A drawing pin; thumbtack.
Verb
tintack (third-person singular simple present tintacks, present participle tintacking, simple past and past participle tintacked)
(Cockney rhyming slang) To sack; to fire from a job.
Source: Wiktionary
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