bulldog clip

American  

noun

1. a spring clamp with long, narrow jaws, for holding papers together.

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bulldog clip British  

noun

1. a clip for holding papers together, consisting of two T-shaped metal clamps held in place by a cylindrical spring

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Etymology

Origin of bulldog clip

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Envelopes that arrived in the mail were cut into pieces, so the blank squares could be stacked by the phone in a bulldog clip and used as scrap paper.

From New York Times