clothespin
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Origin of clothespin
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In conferences to decide cases, they’d sometimes pass around whimsical props like a clothespin to signal members to “hold their noses” and vote unanimously to project institutional solidarity.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
Use a spring clothespin to secure the herb bundles to wires or other support.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
Claes Oldenburg had transformed everyday objects — a clothespin, a shoe, a hamburger — into monumental commentaries on the society that manufactures them.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022
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
I bent for another clothespin to secure the petticoat.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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