4 entries found for staple.
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Pronunciation:
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lFunction: noun
Etymology: Old English stapol "post"
: a usually U-shaped fastener: as a : a piece of metal with sharp points to be driven into a surface to hold something (as a hook, rope, or wire) b : a piece of thin wire that is driven through papers and bent over at the ends to fasten them together or driven through thin material to fasten it to something else c : a usually metal surgical fastener used to hold layers of tissue together (as in the closing of a wound)
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