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What (who) is thumbtack - definition
SHORT NAIL OR PIN USED TO FASTEN ITEMS TO A WALL OR BOARD FOR DISPLAY
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thumbtack
(thumbtacks)
A thumbtack is a short pin with a broad flat top which is used for fastening papers or pictures to a board, wall, or other surface. (AM; in BRIT, use drawing pin
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thumbtack
¦ noun North American term for drawing pin.
drawing pin
¦ noun Brit. a short, flat-headed pin for fastening paper to a surface.
Wikipedia
Drawing pin
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A drawing pin (in British English) or thumb tack (in North American English) is a short nail or pin used to fasten items to a wall or board for display and intended to be inserted by hand, usually using the thumb. A variety of names is used to refer to different designs intended for various purposes.
Thumb tacks made of brass, tin or iron may be referred to as brass tacks, brass pins, tin tacks or iron tacks, respectively. These terms are particularly used in the idiomatic expression to come (or get) down to brass (or otherwise) tacks, meaning to consider basic facts of a situation.
Examples of use of thumbtack
1. A strip of honey–colored flypaper spirals down from a thumbtack that anchors its now–empty canister.