clothes-peg
noun
a clothespin.
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clothes peg
clothes pegnouna small wooden or plastic clip for attaching washing to a clothesline
clothes-peg
American
[klohz-peg, klohthz-]
/ ˈkloʊzˌpɛg, ˈkloʊðz- /
noun
British.
clothes peg
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of clothes-peg
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Her clothes hung on her as on a clothes-peg.
From The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by Cournos, John
You are to him simply a clothes-peg and your merit is in exact ratio to the clothes you carry.
From Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)
A hale old Roman once gave him a little exhibition of his skill in fence, taking a clothes-peg for his mark.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
Ellen herself opened the door to him, her skirts pinned up around her, and a clothes-peg in her mouth.
From The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
At the same time he was slyly working a clothes-peg into the hay, which he intended to find in a moment after, and then go on joking again.
From Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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