Thumbtack vs. Tintack — What's the Difference?

A short flat-headed pin, used for fastening paper to a wall or other surface; a drawing pin.

A short nail or tack coated with tin.

A tack with a smooth, rounded head that can be pressed into place with the thumb.

(British) A drawing pin; thumbtack.

To affix with a thumbtack.

(Cockney rhyming slang) To sack; to fire from a job.

(North America) A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.

Tack or small nail of tinned iron

(transitive) To fix or attach something with a thumbtack.

A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

Fasten with thumbtacks;