clothes pole

noun

a pole used for supporting a clothesline.

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schlep

to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

to fold or wind around something

to carry; lug

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Origin of clothes pole

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Words nearby clothes pole

clothbound, clothe, clothes, clothes moth, clothes peg, clothes pole, clothes prop, clothes tree, clothes-peg, clothes-press, clothesbasket

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Example sentences from the Web for clothes pole

Sammy picked up a clothes-pole and started to punish Billy Bumps as he thought fit.
The Corner House Girls at School|Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for clothes pole

clothes pole

noun

Also called: clothes post a post to which a clothesline is attached

Scot and US another term for clothes prop

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