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A nail gun that went to art school and decided to commit anyway.
means A handheld tool that drives metal staples into wood, fabric, or other surfaces with a squeeze of the trigger, used for upholstery, insulation, signage, and DIY projects.
from A compound of "staple" and "gun." "Staple" is the old word here — it comes from Old English "stapol," meaning a post or pillar, the same root that gave us the U-shaped fastener; its shape, like a tiny doorway driven into wood, kept the name. "Gun" was bolted on later, as it has been to so many trigger-operated tools, because anything you point and fire by squeezing earns the title. The device itself is a 20th-century invention, born of the industrial appetite for fastening things faster than a hammer could.
- war record
- Field surgeons stapled wounds shut under fire
- upholstery king
- Built the entire furniture industry one click at a time
- recoil trick
- Spring-loaded force exceeds your hand's actual squeeze
- silent crime
- Staples close vessels faster than any surgeon's stitch
bostitch staple gun — most widely used staple gun brand since 1896, found in millions of homes and offices worldwide
swingline heavy duty stapler — iconic office stapler from the 1950s, famous from the movie office space