pushpin

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/

Etymology: From push + pin.

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.”
“An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll […] stuck with pushpins.”
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.

Etymology: From push + pin.