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staple gun

British  

noun

  1. a mechanism that fixes staples to a surface

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Enough time appears to have passed between that epic TV showdown and this chair-coving outtake for Stewart to joke about her staple gun fixation by saying, “I'm chopping cabbage.”

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

They used a staple gun to hold up the living room curtains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2022

Then, using a staple gun, we firmly attached the screen over the holes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2021

But as the wave petered out and my board skimmed to a standstill in the shallows, I jumped into the water and landed, heel first, on something that felt like a staple gun.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2020

I tell him only if he brings his staple gun, and he laughs, but says he will—score!

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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