clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg
(noun) wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clothespin (plural clothespins)
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying.
• clothes peg
clothespin (third-person singular simple present clothespins, present participle clothespinning, simple past and past participle clothespinned)
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
Source: Wiktionary
Clothes"pin` ( or ), n.
Definition: A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
