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push pin

noun as in tack with cylinder head

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He played at push-pin during most of his life, but he did so in full consciousness of the background of doom.

And at home, he and his brother must have played "push-pin," an old game which is still played in remote parts of the country.

Whist was one of his passions, but he could find enjoyment in any form of gambling, from roulette to "push-pin."

But Cesarini would have summoned the whole world to see him play at push-pin, if he thought the played it well.

Accordingly Bentham said, the pleasure of push-pin (a game) is as good as that of poetry.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to push pin, such as: drawing pin, fastener, tack, thumb tack, and thumbtack.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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