clothesline
a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
Origin of clothesline
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How to use clothesline in a sentence
"I want to see the wash up on the clotheslines," said Mun Bun, breaking into his father's speech.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's | Laura Lee HopeClotheslines stretched between the trees were now being coiled by the children.
The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies | Grace Brooks HillPerhaps the Round Hill tree gets needed zinc from clotheslines and roofing nails.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers AssociationWe mos'ly used rattan vines for clotheslines an they made the bes clo'es lines they was.
No, I will twist these clotheslines into a rope to let me down straight and I will make the attempt to-night.
The Mesmerist's Victim | Alexandre Dumas
British Dictionary definitions for clothesline
/ (ˈkləʊðzˌlaɪn) /
a piece of rope, cord, or wire on which clean washing is hung to dry or air
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