pushpin
verbEtymology From push + pin.
1
To fasten with a thumbtack.
pushpin
noun/ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/
Etymology From push + pin.
1
A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head.
- My invention relates to improvements in what are termed “push-pins,” said pins being adapted to support one article upon another and being particularly employed for holding photographic films stretched upon a surface, such as a board, for drying and the like.[1900 July 24, Edwin Moore, Push-Pin, US Patent 654319:
- An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll […] stuck with pushpins.2009 January 28, “Mexicans turning to black magic in hopes of defeating U.S.”, in Toronto Star:
2
Archaic An old children's game where pins are placed on a table and each player tries to push his pin so as to cross the other's.