clothes-peg

[ klohz-peg, klohthz- ]

noun

, British.

1. a clothespin.

clothes peg

noun

1. a small wooden or plastic clip for attaching washing to a clothesline

Word History and Origins

Origin of clothes-peg¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Why not use a clothes peg, or a rubber band?

From The Guardian

This was a multilevel Rotastak maze of crawling tubes, exercise wheels and hidey holes, but Hamm quickly learned that he could push the sprung door open, so we popped a clothes peg on it to keep him safe.

From The Guardian

One of the men asks the other for a clothes peg.

From Nature

Marius Braun hands me a device that consists of a pair of metal prongs that are spring-loaded and look rather like a large clothes peg.

From Newsweek

On such occasions, one has the distinct sense of a festival simultaneously basking in the limelight while wearing a clothes peg on its nose.

From The Guardian