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A drawing pin is a short pin with a broad, flat top which is used for fastening papers or pictures to a board, wall, or other surface.ˈdrɔːɪŋ pɪn NOUN






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Meanwhile another lad attends Birmingham Children's Hospital after swallowing a drawing pin.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Push the drawing pin through the string and into one corner of the paper, with the string the exact length of the folded cloth.Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings
She marked the map of London; a drawing pin for every number.Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A Collection of Short Stories
The lump grew after Phoebe Birdseye had an op to remove a drawing pin she swallowed.Sun, News of the World (2002)
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