tintack

[ tin-tak ]

noun

, British.

1. a short nail made of tin-plated iron.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tintack¹

First recorded in 1830–40; tin + tack ¹

Example Sentences

She bought a catapult at the toy-shop and a pennyworth of tintacks at the oil-shop, both on credit, and as Lucy had never asked for credit before, she got it.

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I say," remarked Kettle, "that's not for you personally, old tintacks.

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A strange fable might be written of a man who was blessed or cursed with the Copernican eye, and saw all men on the earth like tintacks clustering round a magnet.

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At a little distance the effect is rich and excellent, but close inspection shows up the tintacks and the glue, and a prying finger penetrates the solid-looking panel with perfect ease.

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Yet it's as obvious as tintacks that a medium who's hampered at his hands will do all he can with his teeth, and what could be so self-evident as a bladder under one's lappel?

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