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Definition of Staple gun
1. Noun. A hand-held machine for driving staples home.
Definition of Staple gun
1. Noun. A heavy-duty device for driving staples directly into wood or other material. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Staple Gun
Literary usage of Staple gun
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Celebrate Life: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol & Drug-Free edited by Sharon Murphy (1992)
"staple gun. Put together decorations. • Aluminum foil. Use to wrap carpet tubes,
boxes, bricks, make palm tree leaves, etc. • Flame retardant crepe paper. ..."
2. Submarine Mines and Torpedoes: As Applied to Harbour Defence by John Townsend Bucknill (1889)
"... but it is difficult to remove all traces of acid from long staple gun-cotton,
and the other devices described are consequently preferable. ..."
3. Annual Reports of the Navy Department: Report of the Secretary of the Navy by United States Navy Dept (1893)
"... after sounding the alarm, to throw the tank of long-staple gun cotton out of
the building, to turn on the sprinklers in the final drying room, ..."