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(obsolete) A corn or sore on the toe or finger.
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(weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
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A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
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Alternative spelling of ball-peen hammer [A hammer having, besides the normal flat head, an opposite, rounded or peening head.]
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(transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
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(engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
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An eye in the end of a rope.
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(electronics) A device for testing a chip, consisting of an array of spring-loaded pins.
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An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.
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abbreviation of carabiner [A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.]
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(construction) the use of nails that are not exposed to the weather.
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(US) A type of double-pronged hairpin.
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The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
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A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
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An uncoated nail, susceptible to rust and corrosion, not used for exterior work.
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A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered.
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A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod stand.
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A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
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(construction) indenting two or more thicknesses of metal that are pressed against each other to prevent slippage between the metal.
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A short metal rod that ends in a hook, used as a latch to keep a door or window closed
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(slang) A tool for safe-cracking.
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A nail with a slightly larger head and more holding strength than a finish nail, used for flooring.
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A pattern that emerges as the result of vibration when flour, sand, etc. is scattered on a rigid surface and a violin bow is run along it.
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A hammer with two prongs protruding back from the head to allow for removing nails from wood.
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Part of clevis fastener that allows rotation of the connected parts about the axis of the pin. A clevis pin consists of a head, shank and hole. The hole passes through the shank at the opposite end of the pin from the head. A cotter pin or similar through the hole keeps the clevis pin in place.
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(archaic) A ball of thread or yarn.
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A pawl or similar catch.
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To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
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Any of various types of nails with large flat heads designed to fasten sheet metal to wood, fasten clouts to axletrees, etc., often clinched.
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A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
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A clutch, a fastener which goes over the end of a pin.
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A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.
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A nail with a mostly smooth uncoated shank less than one third the diameter of its head, used for interior construction, especially framing.
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(obsolete) A large pin used to attach a woman's headdress to a cork mould.
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(informal) A cotter pin.
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(US) A split pin, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.
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(historical) An instrument for crimping or puckering the border of a lady's cap.
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The archery bow borne by Cupid in artistic representations, which curves inward at the centre and often outward at the ends.
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Alternative spelling of curl bar [A weight bar with a twisting particularly for biceps curls.]
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A nail having a tapering rectangular shape, produced by cutting from a sheet of iron or steel, now primarily used for masonry and historical renovations.
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Alternative form of doornail [A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.]
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Alternative form of doornail [A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.]
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A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.
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A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.
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A tack for attaching paper to a drawing board etc
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a bow used to rapidly turn a drill around which the bowstring takes a turn
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(military) One of the dowels joining the ends of the fellies which form the circle of the wheel of a gun carriage.
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(Canada) A folder with flexible metal fasteners.
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A nail with a collar designed to prevent it from being driven flush, making it easy to remove, used for temporary structures.
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A finding that attaches to the back of an earring to keep it securely fixed on the ear.
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Alternative form of ferrule [A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.]
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A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.
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A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
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The raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun.
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A nail with a very small head, easily driven below the surface, leaving a small hole readily concealed with putty, used for attaching trim.
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(uncommon) Synonym of toenail
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A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
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A wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it.
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(cosmetics) The part of a nail, such as a fingernail or toenail, that extends past the flesh of the finger or toe
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A horseshoe nail with a sharp point to prevent it from slipping on ice.
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A cast nail used for fastening vines to brick walls.
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(also attributively) A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint.
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(Northern England) A ring forming the handle for raising the latch on a door.
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A clip to hold back the hair.
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A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
v
(transitive) To form into hanks.
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Alternative spelling of horsenail [A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.]
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A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
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(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
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Alternative spelling of carabiner [A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.]
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(transport) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
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A sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pin, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.
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A metal rod forced into the medullary cavity of a bone to treat a fracture.
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A slender nail for fastening laths.
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A clamp that fixes a workpiece to a lathe
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A fetter or shackle attached at the ankle.
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(chiefly aviation) A pin used to lock a mechanism and prevent it from moving.
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The circular hole in the guillotine in which the victim's neck is placed.
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A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative.
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A cover over the wheels of a vehicle, or a flap behind that wheel, to prevent water and mud being projected.
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(UK, regional, obsolete) A hangnail.
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A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
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A round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun.
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Alternative spelling of nailbed [(medicine, anatomy) The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.]
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A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails.
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A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.
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(anatomy) The hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.
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A tool used for gripping and removing a nail that was stuck beneath a surface.
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a carpenter's tool used to hammer nail heads in to just below the surface of the wood, something that cannot be achieved with a hammer alone.
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(countable) A strip of metal cut to be made into nails.
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(carpentry) A punch that drives in a nail so that its head is level with or below the surface.
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(roofing, nautical) The degradation of the roofing nails of a house or the nails of a boat, necessitating repair.
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a mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails
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Alternative form of nail file [A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.]
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(medicine, anatomy) The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.
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(archaic) A manufactory of nails.
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Alternative form of nail file [A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.]
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The skin that overlaps the edge of a fingernail or toenail.
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Alternative form of nail polish [A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.]
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A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.
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One of a pair of automatically locking handcuffs.
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A tool that uses leverage to crack the shells of nuts.
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A very thin short nail used in furniture.
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A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
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(historical) A ribbon of wood cut to the width, etc. of a shoepeg.
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Alternative form of peen [To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.]
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A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
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(electronics) A type of electrical connector, consisting of one or more rows of male pins evenly spaced apart.
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A place where a pin is fixed.
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(sewing) A pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.
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(engineering) The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete.
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(surveying) A thick-shanked nail with an indentation in the middle of its head, driven into the ground to mark a position precisely.
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A tool combining features of pliers and wrench, for use in microgravity.
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Alternative form of pushpin [(countable) A thumbtack, especially one with a cylindrical head.]
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Alternative form of pushpin [(countable) A thumbtack, especially one with a cylindrical head.]
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(countable) A thumbtack, especially one with a cylindrical head.
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Obsolete form of pin (mood). [A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.]
v
(music, lutherie, bowmaking) To renew the hair of the bow of a bowed string instrument.
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(typography) Alternative form of reglet [(printing) A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title pages and other open matter.]
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Alternative spelling of ring pull [a ring-shaped extension on the top of a can or tin, which one pulls to open it.]
n
an eyebolt with a captive ring passing through it
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(obsolete) A light kind of footman's plate armour; an almain rivet.
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Any of various designs of nails used to fasten roofing materials to a substrate, with large heads intended to minimize the risk of leaks.
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A nail with a convex, faceted head.
v
To separate or decorate by incisions made with a small toothed wheel.
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(engineering, obsolete) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
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The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes
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A punch for setting nails in wood.
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A bolt having a shackle on the end.
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A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
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A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
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(construction) Sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
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A type of nail used in contemporary wood-frame construction; thinner than a common nail, coated with adhesive to enhance holding power, with a funnel-shaped head, and a grid stamped on the top of the head.
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A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
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A lock-picking tool in the form of a thin, flat length of metal with a wavy section at one end, designed to jostle the pins of a low-quality lock into a position allowing it to be unlocked.
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One of a number of rods or bars inserted into pre-drilled holes in a steep slope in order to stabilise it.
v
To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
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A metal fastener with two tines, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.
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A latch or door-hook with a spring-catch for keeping it fast in the staple.
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(historical) A charm in the form of a metal nail, cross, or cone, used to brand dogs or cauterize wounds in an attempt to prevent or cure rabies.
v
(transitive) To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
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A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
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A sheath to protect the finger.
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(US) An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.
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(construction) A long-shanked nail sometimes used for fastening over tile at hips and ridges.
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Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button.
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A forked tool with a handle, used for removing tacks.
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A person who, or device that tacks.
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A small, broad-headed nail or tack.
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The endpin of a musical instrument.
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The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
adj
Having a tang (projecting part of an object for securing it).
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A tapered self-holding peg or pin used to connect parts together
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A decorative ring or plug at the end of the barrel of a pen.
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A peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent.
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(technology) A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.
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A utensil, consisting of a plate or boss with small depressions, used to push a needle by the action of the thumb; thimble
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(Canada, US) A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
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(India) A snap fastener.
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An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a stickpin.
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A tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt.
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A short nail or tack coated with tin.
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(by extension) A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to facilitate lifting and carrying a block of ice. Often called ice tongs.
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Synonym of adjustable pliers
adj
Fixed with a tourniquet
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Alternative form of treenail [A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.]
n
A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.
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Alternative spelling of treenail [A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.]
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Alternative form of treenail [A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.]
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(obsolete) A stake; a small post.
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Alternative form of treenail [A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.]
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The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
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A reel for winding something into a bundle, such as winding string or yarn into skeins or straw into bundles.
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Alternative form of wing nut [A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.]
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Alternative form of wire cutter
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(engineering) A stud or pin which forms a journal.
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(engineering) Any pin connecting a pitman to a crosshead.
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