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/tin"tak'/, n. Brit.a short nail made of tin-plated iron.[1830-40; TIN + TACK1]
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tintack — noun a) A short nail or tack coated with tin b) A drawing pin / thumbtack … Wiktionary
tintack — noun (C) a short nail made of iron and covered with tin … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tintack — /ˈtɪntæk/ (say tintak) noun 1. a short nail made of tin plated iron. –phrase 2. get down to tintacks, to deal with essentials: *Anyway, let s get down to tintacks. You all refuse to work after nine? –john morrison, 1954. {tin + tack1} …
tintack — noun tack or small nail of tinned iron • Hypernyms: ↑tack * * * /tin tak /, n. Brit. a short nail made of tin plated iron. [1830 40; TIN + TACK1] * * * tinˈtack noun A tack coated with tin • • • Main Entry: ↑tin … Useful english dictionary
tin tack — /ˈtɪn tæk/ (say tin tak) noun → white fronted chat. {imitative of its call; ? influenced by tintack} …
not — 1. Not is used to form negative statements and questions, and is attached both to individual words and to whole clauses by means of their verbs, normally requiring the use of an auxiliary verb such as do or have: We do not want to go / not… … Modern English usage
