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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