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tintack

noun

Etymology

From tin + tack.

  1. derived from *takkō✻ — “twig, branch, shoot”
  2. inherited from tak
  3. compounded as tintack — “tin + tack”

Definitions

  1. A short nail or tack coated with tin.

  2. A drawing pin

    A drawing pin; thumbtack.

  3. To sack

    To sack; to fire from a job.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA