staplegun

staplegun
noun
a hand-held machine for driving staples home
Syn: ↑staple gun, ↑tacker
Derivationally related forms: ↑tack (for: ↑tacker)
Hypernyms: ↑machine

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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