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/klohz"pin', klohdhz"-, klohs"-/, n.a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.[1840-50, Amer.; CLOTHES + PIN]
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clothespin
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Clothespin — Clothes pin (? or ?), n. A forked piece of wood or plastic, or a small device with a spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clothespin — (n.) also clothes pin, by 1835, Amer.Eng., from CLOTHES (Cf. clothes) + PIN (Cf. pin) … Etymology dictionary
clothespin — ☆ clothespin [klōthz′pin΄, klōz′pin΄ ] n. a small clip, as a forked peg of wood or plastic, for fastening clothes on a line … English World dictionary
Clothespin — Wooden clothespin A clothespin (also clothes peg, or just peg) is a fastener used to hang up clothes for drying, usually on a clothes line. Clothespins often come in many different designs. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
clothespin — UK [ˈkləʊðzˌpɪn] / US [ˈkloʊðzˌpɪn] noun [countable] Word forms clothespin : singular clothespin plural clothespins American a clothes peg … English dictionary
clothespin — [[t]klo͟ʊðzpɪn[/t]] clothespins N COUNT A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg. [AM] … English dictionary
Clothespin (Oldenburg) — Clothespin Artist Claes Oldenberg Year 1976 Type Weathering Steel Dimensions 1,400 cm × 370 cm × 140 cm (540 in × 147 in × 54 in) Location … Wikipedia
clothespin graft — noun : a piece of bone shaped like a clothespin and used as a bone graft in spine fusion operations to bridge several vertebrae … Useful english dictionary
clothespin — noun Date: 1833 a forked piece of wood or plastic or a small spring clamp used for fastening clothes on a clothesline … New Collegiate Dictionary
clothespin — noun A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying. Syn: clothes peg … Wiktionary
