clothespin
Americannoun
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clothespins
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Origin of clothespin
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If so, you might remember classmates who constructed move-in ready mini kingdoms kitted out with gingham curtains, clothespin people and actual pieces of spaghetti.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Use a spring clothespin to secure the herb bundles to wires or other support.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
The Browns miscalculated, believing that their starving fans would clothespin their noses to escape the stench and instead fantasize about the Super Bowl possibilities with Watson helming the team.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2022
Men in suits are not men who roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty; besides, he's a man who clips closed his pants cuffs with a clothespin to make his bike ride safer.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2022
As we came in, he handed us each a clothespin and our graded family trees to hang on twine that had been strung across the back of the room.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
Instead of toy soldiers, he made do with old clothespins to create battle scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The 32-square-foot space marked its first anniversary in March with a group show, “Hoarders,” of 50-plus works on clothespins, the breaker box and shelves usually reserved for dryer sheets and Tide Pods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Hooks, magnets, clothespins and pegs are the organizing principle of this approach to efficient garden storage.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Just because you're not drying on that picture-perfect backyard clothesline doesn't mean you don't need clothespins.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2022
Some were framed, singly or in groups, but plenty were tacked in place with tape, or pinned up by clothespins, or tucked into whatever corner would hold them.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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