CLOTHESLINE

clothesline

(noun) a cord on which clothes are hung to dry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clothesline (plural clotheslines)

A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.

Synonym: washing line

Coordinate term: clotheshorse

A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.

(North America, informal) The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.

Verb

clothesline (third-person singular simple present clotheslines, present participle clotheslining, simple past and past participle clotheslined)

(North America, informal, transitive) To knock (a person) over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.

Source: Wiktionary


Clothes"line`, n.

Definition: A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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