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staple gun

British  

noun

  1. a mechanism that fixes staples to a surface

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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To begin, a staple gun goes a long way.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

They used a staple gun to hold up the living room curtains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2022

Brady, wielding a staple gun, would then stretch and affix the fur to thin wooden boards, where it would dry.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2022

He brought a staple gun to the beach, so that he could change a kite’s shape with a few staccato snaps.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 13, 2019

The staple gun was where the hacksaw was supposed to go.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan