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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley