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Clothespin

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching. Canada, US

    "At a hundred and thirty pounds, Altman is poised as a clothespin, fierce as a horned owl."

  2. 2
    wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To affix with a clothespin. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From clothes + pin.

Etymology 2

From clothes + pin.

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