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Noun: pushpin  'pûsh,pin
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: drawing pin)
  1. A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
    "She used colorful pushpins to organize her ideas on the corkboard";
    - thumbtack [N. Amer], drawing pin [Brit]

Derived forms: pushpins

Type of: paper fastener, tack

Encyclopedia: Pushpin, Maryland