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stickpin

UK/ˈstɪkpɪn/

stickpin noun: an ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.

Noun

stickpin (plural stickpins)

  1. (US) An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.
    • His stickpin was gone and so was his watch-chain.1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post
    • The green stone in his stickpin was not quite as large as an apple.1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 20

Synonyms of stickpin

Forms of stickpin

pluralstickpins

Origin of stickpin

From stick + pin.

Questions about stickpin

What does stickpin mean?
Stickpin means an ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.
What part of speech is stickpin?
Stickpin is a noun.
How do you pronounce stickpin?
Stickpin is pronounced /ˈstɪkpɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of stickpin?
The plural of stickpin is stickpins.

Words near stickpin in the dictionary

  1. stickout
  2. stickouts
  3. stickpeople
  4. stickperson
  5. stickpersons
  6. stickpin
  7. stickpins
  8. stickproof
  9. stickpusher
  10. stickpushers
  11. sticks

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