Associations to the word «Clothesline»

Wiktionary

CLOTHESLINE, noun. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry
CLOTHESLINE, 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.

Dictionary definition

CLOTHESLINE, noun. A cord on which clothes are hung to dry.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke