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noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To affix with a clothespin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: clothes pin, clothes peg
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
History
From clothes + pin.
