Usually means: Fastening device with secure closure.
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We found 27 dictionaries that define the word safety pin:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. safety pin: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. safety pin: Merriam-Webster
  3. safety pin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. safety pin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. safety pin: Collins English Dictionary
  6. safety pin: Vocabulary.com
  7. safety-pin, safety pin: Wordnik
  8. safety pin: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. safety pin: Wiktionary
  10. safety pin: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. safety pin: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. safety-pin, safety pin: Dictionary.com
  13. Safety-pin, Safety pin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. safety pin: Rhymezone
  15. safety pin: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. safety pin: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  17. safety pin: FreeDictionary.org
  18. safety pin: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. safety pin: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Safety-pin, safety pin: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. safety pin: LITTLE EXPLORERS(TM) Picture Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. safety pin: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Safety Pin, Safety Pin: Latitude Mexico

(Note: See safety_pins as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (safety pin)

noun:  (sewing) A pin in the form of a clasp, which has a guard to cover the sharp point; used to join two pieces of fabric, etc., together temporarily.
noun:  (military) The pin of a hand grenade, which prevents accidental detonation.

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