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clothespin

[ klohz-pin, klohthz-, klohs- ]

noun

  1. a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.


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Origin of clothespin1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; clothes + pin
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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.

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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.

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When she got home, Jackson would take any bills she received as change, wash them in the sink and hang them from clothespins to dry.

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Use a spring clothespin to secure the herb bundles to wires or other support.

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She became giddy over a working clothespin sold by Maria Fowler from Toronto’s The Little Dollhouse Company.

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