clothes pole

noun

1. a pole used for supporting a clothesline.

clothes pole

noun

1. Also calledclothes post a post to which a clothesline is attached
2. another term for clothes prop

Word History and Origins

Origin of clothes pole¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

Then he drove at them again with a clothes pole, and missed them again, although he made another pole by hitting that on a stone.

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These latter, during the day, are suspended upon the clothes pole previously described and illustrated.

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She saw an old hemp hammock hanging from a clothes pole on the drying-place, and had a sudden idea.

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Nathan Spiderwitz grasped the clothes pole and vaulted with great accuracy into the left wing of the grand stand.

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Silas gave it another prod with the clothes pole and it moved more quickly.

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