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clothes line

clothes line is the alternative spelling of clothesline.

Meaning of clothesline

Noun

clothesline (plural clotheslines)

  1. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
    • Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me.
    Synonyms:
    washing line
  2. A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
  3. (Canada, US, informal) The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.

See all 4 meanings of clothesline

Forms of clothes line

pluralclothes lines

Questions about clothes line

What is clothes line the alternative spelling of?
Clothes line is the alternative spelling of clothesline.

Words near clothes line in the dictionary

  1. clothes hangers
  2. clothes horse
  3. clothes horses
  4. clothes iron
  5. clothes irons
  6. clothes line
  7. clothes lines
  8. clothes maiden
  9. clothes maidens
  10. clothes make the man
  11. clothes maketh the man

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