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clothesline

[ klohz-lahyn, klohthz- ]

noun

  1. a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.


clothesline

/ ˈkləʊðzˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. a piece of rope, cord, or wire on which clean washing is hung to dry or air
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clothesline1

First recorded in 1820–30; clothes + line 1
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Example Sentences

“You don’t clean your underwear by hanging them on the clothesline for a week and airing it out,” Warren says.

After that I hung them up on my backyard clothesline and weighed them every ten minutes for an hour to see how quickly they dried.

A hulking defender breaks into the backfield and takes him down with a vicious clothesline tackle.

New Hampshire, after all, is the home of a law prohibiting the hanging of lingerie on a clothesline near an airport.

On the last Sunday in March, Marina is hanging diapers on a flimsy clothesline stuck in the grass in the small backyard.

One of her four books, The Clothesline Diet, was also published in the U.S.

She spent 13 months pacing around her clothesline and lost all the weight.

Taking the scissors from Violet's workbag, she cut the laundry bag carefully into two pieces, saving the cord for a clothesline.

A small box is fastened to one post, to provide a place for the clothesline and the clothespins.

She thinks she recognizes that quilt—she missed one off her clothesline several nights ago.

She's grow on som' clothesline jus' biffore de back part of dose house of madame hon Lakeveele.

Little Jim meanwhile amused himself by trying to rope the family cat with a piece of clothesline.

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