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clothes pole

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noun

a pole used for supporting a clothesline.

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Nearby words

clothed, clothes, clothes horse, clothes moth, clothes peg, clothes pole, clothes prop, clothes tree, clothes-horse, clothes-line, clothes-peg

Origin of clothes pole

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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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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