clothes prop

British  

noun

1. a long wooden pole with a forked end, used to raise a line of washing to enable it to catch the breeze

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clothes prop

Alfred had the clothes prop hidden in the barn below.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden

Alfred was strong in the belief that he could greatly aid Node with the clothes prop as before.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden

When he got there the old woman was in the garden knocking apples off a tree with a clothes prop.

From The Old Man's Bag by J. R. Monsell

She was as tall as a clothes prop and scarcely as fat.

From Laddie; a true blue story by Gene Stratton-Porter

There was not a clothes prop in his father's garden long enough to suit his ideas, therefore, he ran to the next door neighbor's, Alex Smith's, selecting the longest prop he could find.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden