clothespin

noun

Etymology

From clothes + pin.

  1. derived from *bend-
  2. inherited from *pinnaz
  3. inherited from pinn
  4. inherited from pinne
  5. compounded as clothespin — “clothes + pin

Definitions

  1. A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes…

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

    • At a hundred and thirty pounds, Altman is poised as a clothespin, fierce as a horned owl.
  2. To affix with a clothespin.

The neighborhood

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