thumb tack
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“This generally involves using a paper clip or thumb tack to hold down a button on the back of the device for 5 seconds,” explains Ars Technica.
From Slate • May 27, 2018
Hellen Hanifer took her thumb and pushed it downward like she was driving in a flathead thumb tack.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2014
Nothing remained of him but his hat, which looked exactly like a thumb tack driven into a slightly tilted drawing board, the tilted drawing board being the field.
From Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
A circular piece of card board, mounted with a thumb tack through centre, just outside the door, shows how much feed was given at last feeding.
From Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit by Trecartin, John S.
