scarfpin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scarfpin
Example Sentences
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“As soon as the New-Yorks won yesterday, he went to the clubhouse and presented each of the players with pretty scarfpins,” the Times reported of Dixwell.
From New York Times
For instance, scarfpins was sometimes hyphenated and some times not.
From Project Gutenberg
But there stood the ubiquitous Magdalena again, with the scarfpin!
From Project Gutenberg
Say, fellows, have any of you seen my scarfpin?
From Project Gutenberg
I observe that his scarfpin is working its way out from his tie.
From Project Gutenberg
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