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Safety pin   /sˈeɪfti pɪn/   Listen
Safety pin

noun
1.
A pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user.





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"Safety pin" Quotes from Famous Books



... exclaimed the Flying officer. "Keep a cool head. When I give the word, press that pedal under your right foot. Bend down and you'll find a safety pin just above the floor. Remove it, but be jolly careful not to touch the pedal ...
— The Submarine Hunters - A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War • Percy F. Westerman
... edges tight around her neck, for I dreaded lest she should get some deadly chill from the night air, unclad as she was. I feared to wake her all at once, so, in order to have my hands free to help her, I fastened the shawl at her throat with a big safety pin. But I must have been clumsy in my anxiety and pinched or pricked her with it, for by-and-by, when her breathing became quieter, she put her hand to her throat again and moaned. When I had her carefully wrapped up I ...
— Dracula • Bram Stoker


Words linked to "Safety pin" :   pin


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