carpet tack
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a short, sharp nail used to fasten a carpet to the floor
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- Be careful not to step on that loose carpet tack.
- I need to buy a box of carpet tacks to finish laying the new rug.
- The installer used a special hammer to drive in each carpet tack securely.
- A single forgotten carpet tack can be very painful if you find it with your bare foot.
- Do you have any spare carpet tacks? I just need one to fix this corner.
- He found an old, rusty carpet tack when he pulled up the worn-out flooring.
- The floorboards were dotted with old carpet tacks from previous installations.
- Use a carpet tack every few inches to ensure the runner stays in place on the stairs.
- A modern carpet tack is much smaller and sharper than the old-fashioned kind.
- The toddler almost put a shiny carpet tack in his mouth.