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noun
a pole used for supporting a clothesline.
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Origin of clothes pole
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words nearby clothes pole
clotheshorse, clothesline, clothes moth, clothes-peg, clothespin, clothes pole, clothespress, clothes prop, clothes tree, clothier, clothing
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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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