Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A merchant of the staple; a monopolist. See
staple , 3. - noun One employed in assorting wool according to its staple.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A dealer in staple goods.
- noun One employed to assort wool according to its staple.
- noun A device used to drive a staple{8} into objects so as to fasten them together.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device which binds together sheets of
paper by driving a thin metalstaple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper. Comparestaple gun . - noun dated A
dealer instaple goods . - noun dated One employed to
sort wool according to itsstaple .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together
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Examples
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The staple-free stapler is another good alternative.
Bind Paper Without Staples Using A Clever Fold | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Email a copy of 'That stapler is a weapon.' to a friend
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Indexed » Blog Archive » That stapler is a weapon.
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Indexed » Blog Archive » E-Mail » That stapler is a weapon.
Indexed » Blog Archive » E-Mail » That stapler is a weapon. 2008
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The stapler is a prime example of how we tend to bestow meaning and history onto the most banal and seemingly worthless of objects.
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She realizes her stapler is out of staples, we are late.
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Your low-tech stapler is about to get a huge makeover if Swingline has its way.
Swingline to Embed RFID Tags into Next-Gen Staplers | Impact Lab 2007
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The stapler is a prime example of how we tend to bestow meaning and history onto the most banal and seemingly worthless of objects.
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Just having a copier that worked, or being able to find tape or a stapler was a huge deal.
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I own a Parker stapler, that is also good, but I can't find anyone who sells the staples.
sionnach commented on the word stapler
German forklift.
January 9, 2008