safety pin: Meaning and Definition of

safe'ty pin"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a pin bent back on itself to form a spring, with a guard to cover the point.

safe•ty-pin

Pronunciation: (sāf'tē-pin"), [key]
— -pinned, -pin•ning.
  1. to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
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