bobby pin
Noun
Meaning
a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
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She walked to the rear door and took out a bobby pin from her pocket. Hugo watched as she fiddled with the pin inside the lock until it clicked and the door opened. "How did you learn to do that?" asked Hugo. "Books," answered Isabelle.
in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip
A Bobby pin that my mom straightened for me sincentives she has rhem too.
Face screwed up in concentration, my son, Anthony, turned the bobby pin.
Later that night, before bed, I took out my curlers one at a time and simply pushed the curl into itself until it was flat and held it down with a bobby pin or two.