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staple gun
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staple gun, n.
A device used to drive a heavy staple{8} through multiple objects, so as to fasten them together; it has a spring mechanism which stores force as a lever is pulled by the operator's hand, and the force is released all at once to drive the staple fully into the object to be fastened. [PJC]
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