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
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Her clothes hung on her as on a clothes-peg.
From The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by John Cournos
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 E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Out he flew, and perched on a clothes-peg in my bulkhead, and said— “Troubled wi’ you.
From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Gordon Stables
Dear Diana after hounds a riding Like—a clothes-peg on a clothes-line?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 22, 1890 by Various
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 F. G. (Francis George) Fowler
In scenes reminiscent of '80s Hollywood blockbuster Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Steve Wainwright lives in his home among huge objects including a giant pencil, clothes peg, audio cassette and a 13-amp plug.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
One of the men asks the other for a clothes peg.
From Nature ● Jan. 11, 2016
On such occasions, one has the distinct sense of a festival simultaneously basking in the limelight while wearing a clothes peg on its nose.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2013
Marius Braun hands me a device that consists of a pair of metal prongs that are spring-loaded and look rather like a large clothes peg.
From Newsweek
"I have been called a clothes peg," he said, "but I have had to submit to it because this is settled by authority, and not by my choice or liking."
From Time Magazine Archive
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