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Definition of Clothesline
1. Noun. A cord on which clothes are hung to dry.
Definition of Clothesline
1. n. A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.
Definition of Clothesline
1. Noun. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry ¹
2. Verb. To knock (a person) over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clothesline
1. [v -LINED, -LINING, -LINES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clothesline
Literary usage of Clothesline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"The consideration of the note was the exclusive right to sell, In the counties
of Early, Decatur, and Miller, "a pinless clothesline," under patent rights ..."
2. Modern Business Writing by Charles Harvey Raymond (1921)
"The following advertisement, therefore, contains information likely to be of
interest to the prospect: A clothesline miles long would be required to dry the ..."
3. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1911)
"Elevating a clothesline A clothesline which requires no prop, and yet can be
raised out of the way after the clothes are hung on it, is shown in the ..."
4. The World Almanac and Encyclopedia (1906)
"Little Giant clothesline Fastener A new specialty, designed for holding a
clothesline without tying. Can be instantly adjusted from loose to tight. ..."
5. Life with the Trotters by John Splan (1889)
"... celebrated bay gelding clothesline, but after one campaign, which was very
disastrous, Lem wended his way home sitting astride of clothesline and looked ..."
6. Math Games and Centers by Alfred Morgan, Jo Ellen Moore (1998)
"Attach a yarn clothesline to a bulletin board. Pin a pattern of mittens to the line.
Hang a second clothesline between two chairs. Sit the chair beneath the ..."
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