bobby pin
noun
a flat, springlike metal hairpin having the prongs held close together by tension.
bobby pins
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pluralof bobby pin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Clumsy me must pay special attention to bobby pins, glasses and hearing aids.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2020
A thoughtfully considered shelf holds bobby pins and a marble box of tampons.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
This goes for expensive things—jewelry, gold coins—but also practical, invaluable things like bobby pins.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2018
See Anni Albers' necklace of wine-bottle corks and bobby pins for one of the cheekier examples, an adornment that looks like it could have been made yesterday rather than in 1940.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2016
Fishing in her apron pocket, she pulls out bobby pins and a hair clip.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
