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clothesprop

noun

Etymology

From clothes + prop.

  1. inherited from proppe — “a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”
  2. compounded as clothesprop — “clothes + prop”

Definitions

  1. Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing…

    Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA