nail gun
See also: nailgun
English
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editNoun
edit- A power tool used to drive nails into a surface easily. It is powered pneumatically, electrically, or in some cases with a propellant cartridge; conceptually akin to air guns and firearms.
- Synonym: nailer
- 1991, Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 244:
- Downing the drink in a single gulp, I move over to the Anatolian white-oak armoire where I keep a brand-new nail gun I bought last week at a hardware store near my office in Wall Street. After I've slipped on a pair of black leather gloves, I make sure the nail gun is loaded.
Translations
editgun which drives nails
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