| 单词 | hole punch |
| 释义 | > as lemmashole punch hole punch n. any of various devices for piercing a hole or holes in materials, esp. for punching holes in paper, so as to allow for binding or filing (cf. hole-puncher n. at Compounds 4); (also U.S.) a small, round piece of paper punched out by such a device. ΚΠ 1929 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 24 Dec. 805/1 Chisels, gouges, wood-carving knives, shoemakers' knives, hole punches, paring knives, pincers, nippers, [etc.]. 1937 Horder's Stationery, Office Equipm. & Furnit. 215/2 A strong round hole punch intended for steady use. 1967 J. A. Wiens in Ecology 48 1007/2 A 6 mm aperture (the size of a standard paper hole punch). 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Aug. i. 3/1 The most feared sanction is the hole punch. Standard equipment for traffic officers, it can be used on the spot to perforate a driver's license. 1985 Catal. Sale Horse-drawn Vehicles (Thimbleby & Shorland) 6 Mar. 16 Pair of unusual small boot-pulls with hinged handles incorporating a button hook, hole punch, awl and screwdriver. 1996 Independent 4 Apr. ii. 17/2 The 146th item is my hole punch, used to put work into their personal portfolios. 2000 Arlington (Texas) Morning News (Electronic ed.) 21 Apr. You can buy confetti at a craft store, make your own with hole punches and colored paper or obtain leftover hole punches from local printers. < as lemmas |
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