Clothes-line

[klohz-lahyn, klohth z-] /ˈkloʊzˌlaɪn, ˈkloʊðz-/

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.
/ˈkləʊðzˌlaɪn/
noun
1.
a piece of rope, cord, or wire on which clean washing is hung to dry or air
n.

also clothesline, 1830, from clothes + line (n.). As a kind of high tackle in U.S. football (the effect is similar to running into a taut clothesline) attested by 1970; as a verb in this sense by 1959.

noun

A very flat, fast line drive; frozen rope, rope (1930s+ Baseball)

verb

To block or tackle by holding out one’s arm in the path of a running player: He clotheslined him (1960s+ Football)

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Clothes-peg
[klohz-peg, klohth z-] /ˈkloʊzˌpɛg, ˈkloʊðz-/ noun, British. 1. a clothespin.
Clothespin
[klohz-pin, klohth z-, klohs-] /ˈkloʊzˌpɪn, ˈkloʊðz-, ˈkloʊs-/ noun 1. a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.

Clothes-pin
[klohz-pin, klohth z-, klohs-] /ˈkloʊzˌpɪn, ˈkloʊðz-, ˈkloʊs-/ noun 1. a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline. n. also clothespin, by 1834, American English, from clothes + pin (n.). Clothes-peg in the same sense attested from 1812.
Clothes-pole
noun 1. a pole used for supporting a clothesline. noun 1. Also called clothes post. a post to which a clothesline is attached 2. (Scot & US) another term for clothes prop