scatter pin

1. 1.

   small pin usually worn in groups of two or more

   Broaderpin

Questions about scatter pin

What does scatter pin mean?

scatter pin means "small pin usually worn in groups of two or more".

Is scatter pin a common word?

scatter pin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.