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clothespeg

clothespeg is the alternative form of clothes peg.

Meaning of clothes peg

Noun

clothes peg (plural clothes pegs)

  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.
    Synonyms:
    clothespin

Forms of clothespeg

pluralclothespegs

Origin of clothespeg

From clothes + peg.

Questions about clothespeg

What is clothespeg the alternative form of?
Clothespeg is the alternative form of clothes peg.

Words near clothespeg in the dictionary

  1. clothesmaker
  2. clothesmakers
  3. clothesmaking
  4. clothesman
  5. clothesmen
  6. clothespeg
  7. clothespegs
  8. clothespin
  9. clothespin vote
  10. clothespin votes
  11. clothespinned

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