drawing pin

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noun British.

a thumbtack.

Origin of drawing pin

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby drawing pin

drawing account, drawing board, drawing card, drawing chisel, drawing frame, drawing pin, drawing room, drawing table, drawing-in, drawing-room comedy, drawknife

Words related to drawing pin

fastener, tack, thumbtack

British Dictionary definitions for drawing pin

drawing pin

noun

British a short tack with a broad smooth head for fastening papers to a drawing board, etc US and Canadian name: thumbtack