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A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.
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Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc.
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A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
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One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.
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An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.
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To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together.
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A pin is a straight cylindrical or tapered fastener, with or without a head, designed to perform a semipermanent attaching or locating function.
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Pertaining to a metal/ceramic peg usually threaded, used to aid the retention of a restoration.
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a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
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attach or fasten with pins
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(n) A mechanical fastener, typically cylindrical in shape, used to keep parts in position or to prevent slippage after assembly. Some of the more common types of pins are dowel, straight, tapered, groove, spring, and cotter.
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Used to fasten any insert ( ball mount, bike rack) into a receiver hitch. Available in standard and locking configurations.
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A slender, circular peg used for fastening or holding things together.
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peg, post, or rod used to fasten objects.
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A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together. It is usually made of steel, and is formed by drawing out a thin wire, sharpening the tip, and adding a head.
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