| Main Entry: | charity line |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in basketball, the free-throw line; also called charity stripe |
| Example: | A lot of players have a dramatic way of approaching the charity line. |
| Etymology: | 1923 |
| Usage: | slang |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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